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OK, I keep getting confusing information regarding which supplements to take when. I am currently taking royal jelly, maca, vitex, dong quai, as well as a fertility supplement much like a prenatal, only with vitex, maca and green tea as well. I DO know to NOT take the vitex, dong quai and the fertility supplement during my period. Now I read not to take maca either....this cycle I didnt know that and continued it through my period. What damage have I now done? What about the royal jelly? Should that be stopped during periods as well? Is it safest to just switch to a plain prenatal during periods?

Taking Maca and Royal Jelly through a few periods is not going to damage or hurt you and it may not even effect you that much. Hethir and I feel that it is best not to take any of those supplements; vitex, maca, dong quai or royal jelly during your period. The female body has different hormone surges to trigger menstruation and we feel it is best to let your body do this on its own without adding any additional herbs, unless you are taking herbs that are not effecting your hormones. For example you have a stomach ache and you drink peppermint tea, or you have cramps and you take crampbark.

Because I am not familiar with the prenatal vitamin you are taking and I don't know the amount of the herbs that are in it, it is hard to say if you should switch to a "regular" prenatal vitamin. If the dose of the fertility herbs is low you will probably be fine continuing it during your period. If you are taking the herbs on thier own as a theraputic dose that is different.

For example New Chapter sells a women's whole food multivitamin and it has Vitex in it, that is fine to continue through your period.

Let me know if this helps or not.

Ok WHEW!! Major sigh of relief! I will be sure not to take any of the herbal supplements during mensration. The ProCreation DOES have emmenaogues in it such as parsley and vitex. It has 50mg of vitex and Im unsure on the parsley and maca as it is part of their " Ferti Forte Whole Food Blend", of which there is only 50mg. outside of those components, its basically a whole food prenatal. (tastes like crap, but I like how Ive been feeling on it) Thank you so much Dalene!! That helped a TON!

50 mg is not much and fine to take during menstruation.

You're fine!