Saw Palmetto and birth control

[SomeGirl]

Hi guys, it's been a while since I was on this board. I take Saw Palmetto due to androgenic tendencies as well as it helps me sleep, reduces cramps, etc. I notice a week when I don't take it daily.

However, I am starting birth control for a first in several years. I am not sure how they will interact and my doctor like most HMO MD's is not sure. There is little research out there.

I know it is considered one of the ingredients in some of people's routines here. So I wanted to ask if anyone here is on birth control and uses SP in their routine let me know! Thanks!

May big boobs grow on you all!

[HoneeBee]

there is Lucille i know for sure you cant check her stats. I read that saw palmento and BC are not good together. I i cant remember why but dont think that its anything dangerous but you may want to do some digging on BC in general and see if anything about saw palmentto comes up. im too scared to use BC with herbs without somekind of back up contraception but so far i havent heard anything bad about mixing the too. IT
... but its better to be safe then sorry.

[Cassandra]

honeebee said:

there is Lucille i know for sure you cant check her stats. I read that saw palmento and BC are not good together. I i cant remember why but dont think that its anything dangerous but you may want to do some digging on BC in general and see if anything about saw palmentto comes up. im too scared to use BC with herbs without somekind of back up contraception but so far i havent heard anything bad about mixing the too. IT
... but its better to be safe then sorry.

I curious to know what you've heard. I've been taking saw palmetto with BC for about a year now and have been just fine. In fact it's helped me a lot with my hair loss problem. It has helped balance things out for me.

[HoneeBee]

curezone.com/forums/m.asp?f=532&i=19
www.ovarian-cysts-pcos.com/saw-palmetto.html
www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1075.html
www.bloomingfoods.org/newsletters/sep01/saw_palmetto.shtml
i cant find what was the exact site that i read about saw palmentto and BC but the sites above say that saw palmentto interfers with the hormones in HRT and BC and should be avoided. i think that i read that you sould not take SP with i brand of BC but i cant remember which brand it was. but in the sites above it says somewhere that you should not take SP with hormones. there are alot of women who havent had any problems with it. but again its better to be safe then sorry so be careful.