Fertility Herbs

For century's natural medicine specialists, midwives and healers have used fertility herbs to boost women's chances of conception. The use of herbs can not only help promote fertility but also help balance out a woman's cycle and promote better health. There are many herbs that may help you conceive. Before you decide to opt for natural or herbal therapy, it is important however you consider your own lifestyle and health. You should always consult with your doctor before trying any natural remedies or herbs. Like medications, herbs can interact with many different foods and other medications. It is important if you decide to take herbs you do so safely.

Best Herbs For Fertility

Below you'll find a list of some of the more common herbs used to boost fertility. Many women use these herbs singly or in combination to boost fertility. You might consider consulting with an herbal specialist or midwife to help you decide which herbs are most likely to help boost your fertility. Together the two of you can make decisions that will help promote your overall health and well being, as well as improve your odds of conception.

• Dong Quai - One of the more well known herbs used to help regulate women's hormones, balance PMS and help tone the reproductive organs.
• Chaste Tree Berry - Otherwise known as vitex, this herb is also an overall female tonic that helps promote hormonal regulation. Useful for balancing out menstrual cycles particularly for women that have hormonal irregularities.
• Evening Primrose Oil - This herb can be taken from menstruation to ovulation, and helps boost the quality of cervical fluid in women. This can help promote a friendlier environment for sperm and improve a woman's chances of conceiving.
• Wild Yam - This root contains progesterone. Some consider this herb controversial; this is because it contains a form of progesterone the body does not process well. Some women with hormonal irregularities opt for natural progesterone cream instead of using wild yam cream. Most natural progesterone cream offer standardized amounts of progesterone that can help promote proper ovulation and menstruation. Typically these creams are formulated for menopausal women, but can also help regulate ovulation in younger women. Most of the time women take progesterone after they have ovulated. Taking progesterone prior to ovulation may prevent or delay ovulation.
• Vitamin C - While not an herb, studies suggest that adequate vitamin C intake is important for boosting fertility in women and in men. Vitamin C may help improve sperms motility and ability to fertilize the egg.
• Korean Ginseng - This herb contains many constituents that are hormone like and help boost male and female fertility.

Tips For Using Herbs

Herbs come in many varieties. It's often hard to weed through shelves upon shelves of various herbal formulas. Your best bet is to look for formulations that state they contain a standardized amount of a specific herb. You can buy dried whole herbs, teas, herbs in tablet form and even herbs in tinctures and extracts. Typically tinctures and extracts offer much higher concentrations than teas and whole herbs. They also offer more guaranteed potency. You might also consider using whole herbs and creating teas or infusions from them. The method you use is largely a matter of personal choice.

Remember if you do become pregnant you may need to discontinue use of any fertility herbs you started. Some herbs are not recommended during pregnancy. Be sure you consult with a qualified expert to make sure you take what you need when you need it.