L-Arginine

[Spates]

Has anyone taken L-arginine for FET success? Was there success with taking it? And was it recommended by your clinic?

Thanks so much I’m advance for anyone that can share their experience? Xx

[XxjustmexX]

Hey am unsure what l-arginine is but if it’s Chinese herb my clinic has told me not to take any Chinese herb xx

[Spates in reply to XxjustmexX]

Thank you for your reply. It’s not a Chinese herb so ok there 😊 xx

[XxjustmexX in reply to Spates]

Ok sorry not much help, hopefully someone else knows more 😊xx

[kathgibson22]

Hi lovely I took it ..I think 1000mg if i remember as read good for thin lining and if vegetarian to take more?

I didnt have a FET but it did work and I got naturally pregnant when taking it xxx

[Spates in reply to kathgibson22]

That’s wonderful! Congratulations. Thank you for replying Kath xx

[Hidden]

I'm thinking of starting Proceive Max (we intend to start IVF in late summer) and I know there is 500mg of l-arginine in it. I intend to ask the clinic when we have our consultation if it's okay to take. I know in Rebecca Fett's Book 'It Starts with the Egg', she mentions women take it to improve their eggs but sites evidence against taking it. Here's a link to one of the studies she mentions - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/118... As you can see, it isn't a great study. Best of luck with your FET.

[IVFat40 in reply to Hidden]

Just to throw an alternative out there, I saw a Nutritionist who recommended Nutri Advanced pregnancy supplements (I think it doesn't have L-arginine). She also suggested Wild Nutrition for omega 3.

[Spates in reply to IVFat40]

Thank you for your reply. I look into it xx

[Spates in reply to Hidden]

Thank you BellyFlop for your reply. These sites often leave me with more questions 🤪 Best of luck to you too xx

[Maui2020]

Hi Spates, I just saw I have it in my fertility supplement. I’ve been taking them for 2.5 months. I can’t be sure it’s the reason, but I’ve been getting a good lining earlier on in my last 2 FETs. I didn’t start them early enough for my egg collection so not sure if it helps egg quality. But also been drinking lots of raspberry leaf tea so could be that also, it’s so hard to know! It wasn’t specifically recommended by my clinic, but please share if you have any other info xxx

[Spates in reply to Maui2020]

Hi Maui. Thank you for your reply. I will ask my clinic and of course let you know if they give me any information. I keep seeing people talk about Raspberry leaf tea so may try that too. Wishing you lots of luck in your journey! All the best xx

[Maui2020]

Something has definitely made a difference as in a natural cycle my progesterone levels are also double what they usually are. Regarding the raspberry leaf I’m only taking it up until transfer as I know that pregnant women take it to induce labour, so it doesn’t make sense to me to take it once the embryo in is. Good luck to you too, let’s hope we’ve found the secret 😂🤞🏽Xx

[Spates in reply to Maui2020]

Yes I believe that the tea can cause the uterus to contract so best not to take it when the little embryos are onboard xx

I found this that was quite interesting - sprinklesandseasalt.com/fro...

[Maui2020 in reply to Spates]

Oh that is interesting.. and confirms what I read about not drinking it after ovulation, which is 5/6 days before transfer. So much to take into account! I sometimes worry about taking new things which is why it would be good to know more about the L-arginine as well xx

[Spates in reply to Maui2020]

Same here! Xx