this is my first forum entry. I am having trouble finding an answer on the following question - is it ok to take wheatgrass powder while doing 'microdose flare protocol'? (the mini pill i'm using is called "Levlen'). as i'm a 'virgin' forum user, here's my story (without many abbreviations sorry).
now 41 years old. have 1 child, conceived naturally (within 2 cycles of trying!) when I had just turned 36. no trouble during pregnancy. have been ttc since I was 37, going on 38 - naturally. no luck at all. did our 1st cycle of ivf just after I turned 38. ovarian reserve was quite low at this point - 6.3. 3 eggs retrieve only, 2 fertilized (were told they were grade 4 quality, being the best). 1 fertilized egg transferred, got pregnant amazingly but miscarried at 8 weeks. had frozen 'spare' egg transferred few months later, but no luck. gave up on ivf for quite some time, and stubbornly stuck with trying naturally. in the meantime ovarian reserve drastically gone down to 1 (did the test 2 months ago). have low fsh though. went back to fertility clinic and attempted 3rd ivf cycle (antagonist). put of max dose of stim drugs. only 2 follicles, and only 1 egg collected. husbands sperm quality great apparently. got fertilization, but it was 'abnormal' (more than 1 sperm tried to fertilize the egg).
now this takes me to this year... new approach, new treatment plan ('microdose flare protocol'). as i have a low ovarian reserve and am a poor responder, started taking dhea approx. 2 months ago to stimulate more follicles. started taking the mini pill 1 week ago, and will be on it until 16 may. starting injections on 18th may. not overly keen on ivf/'unnatural conception', but realise this is my only hope. through trying naturally, tests show there is nothing wrong with my cycle - ovulate every month, have good progesterone levels, good uterine lining, low fsh. just getting old, and don't have many eggs left. my period usually comes on day 26 approx. i tend to be a bit of an early ovulater (day 10-12). had been taking vitex liquid spray since july last year, and this helped 'level' out my hormones. I used to spot for up to a week before my period would start (minimal amount, mainly brown), and this stopped 6 months after taking vitex. I stopped using it in march as advised it could interfere with the ivf drugs ability to work. in the past (swhile trying naturally) I was taking maca, multi vitamin, q10, l arginine, and wheatgrass. been told to continue with q10 and l arginine by our fertility specialist. really want to keep going with the wheatgrass, but concerned it will interfere with the mini pill that I am taking and really 'mess up' my body. has anyone any info or experience on using both of these together? bad idea?