Contraindicated herbs for birth control

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I have a patient on birth control who is lactating. No children. She

has also been asthmatic her whole life. That is what I initially

started treating her for. I was researching vitex and found that it

has been proven to reduce prolactin and was planning on giving it to

her. With further research I found that vitex is contraindicated with

bc pills as well as Dang gui, st Johns wart etc... I give many of my

patients on birth control pills Dang gui and am wondering if this is

going create the possibility of them becoming pregnant. Also any

suggestions for the lactation. It is improving. At first I added mai

ya to her asthma formula for a few months with no effect. Then I

learned that liver qi stag can cause higher levels of prolactin. So I

added a few herbs to smooth her liver. This does seem to be helping

somewhat.

[Guest guest]

Have a look at http://www.chinesemedicinetimes.com/wiki/Mastitis_-_Ru_Yong

 

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Chinese Medicine , " petrabuchanan "

<petrabuchanan wrote:

>

> I have a patient on birth control who is lactating. No children. She

> has also been asthmatic her whole life. That is what I initially

> started treating her for. I was researching vitex and found that it

> has been proven to reduce prolactin and was planning on giving it to

> her. With further research I found that vitex is contraindicated with

> bc pills as well as Dang gui, st Johns wart etc... I give many of my

> patients on birth control pills Dang gui and am wondering if this is

> going create the possibility of them becoming pregnant. Also any

> suggestions for the lactation. It is improving. At first I added mai

> ya to her asthma formula for a few months with no effect. Then I

> learned that liver qi stag can cause higher levels of prolactin. So I

> added a few herbs to smooth her liver. This does seem to be helping

> somewhat.

>