Natural treatments for PCOS and to regulate menstral cycle

May · #1 (**permalink**) 07-16-2005, 10:53 AM

Hi everyone, I thought this was an interesting paragraph I ran accross. I have not tried this myself so I dont know if its true but in case your interested here it is....
Natural treatments
Extracts from Agnus castus berries help to neutralise the excess testosterone occurring in PCOS, and may help to reduce acne and excess hair. It also decreases secretion of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and increases production of leutinising hormone (LH). Because LH stimulates ovarian secretion of progesterone, Agnus castus helps to regulate the menstrual cycle, tending to shorten a long cycle and lengthen a short one. It is slow acting and takes an average of 25 days for symptoms to start improving and as long as 6 months to achieve the full effect. Agnus-castus can also increase fertility where difficulty in conceiving is linked with low progesterone levels during the second half of the menstrual cycle but treatment should be stopped as soon as pregnancy is suspected, as it is not recommended during pregnancy and should not be taken at the same time as other hormone treatments, such as HRT or the Pill.

katztoy · #2 (**permalink**) 07-19-2005, 08:30 PM

this is very interesting.. I'm going to bring it up with my naturopath. Do you remember where you read this?

cole_lee · #3 (**permalink**) 07-20-2005, 08:30 AM

let us know what she says

chrisallen · #4 (**permalink**) 07-20-2005, 08:46 AM

google it - I just did and there are a bunch of websites about it.