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Q: Irregular period off the Depo Shot - trying to conceive
asked by: DoctorQuestion on November 18th, 2007
In 2005 I was forced onto the Depo Shot I got off of it In March 2006 I have not had a regular period since then, I was put on Yaz for a month in 2007. I have had blood tests showing there is nothing wrong with me to get preg. I was wondering since the first ingredant in Ovulex is Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga Racemosa) is sometimes used to help aborsions along and is not recomended to take while you are preg. could that put the fetus at risk and does it actually work and could it possibly help me to conceive?


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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD
replied on December 10th, 2007
Fertility Answer A3428
It doesn’t seem logical that your blood tests are ok while your periods are irregular. What blood tests did you take?













Irregular menstrual cycles usually indicate that there is something wrong in the hormonal axis of the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovaries. Depo contraception can causes irregular cycles and that can last up to 2 years after the last shot has been administered. Irregular cycles are present when ovulation is not occurring. Without ovulation, conceiving a child is impossible. You should consult a gynecologist about this.













If you really are experiencing a hormonal disorder that causes lack of ovulation you can consider using pharmaceutical medicines rather than herbal supplements. Black Cohosh can cause abortion and harm a fetus - but I'm not sure about it use for promoting conception. Further, Ovulex is a natural product for stimulating ovulation that has worked for many women TTC.






















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