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Evening Primrose Oil And Pregnancy. Some even suggest it might help to reduce the length of labour. So I was surprised at the lack of evidence on the effectiveness and safety of EPO use among pregnant women. There are only two studies that examine the oral use EPO and its ability to ripen the cervix during pregnancy. The evening primrose oil should be taken orally as this gives it time to dissipate throughout the body and be absorbed gradually.
A pregnant woman should seek the advice of her homeopathic practitioner or. For instance experts have found how women taking evening primrose oil extracts manage to pass into labor soon enough and placing a suppository of this oil near. Evening primrose oil can have a blood-thinning effect which could make it harder for blood to clot. Reasons You Should AVOID Evening Primrose Oil. As the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology states there is not enough evidence to support these claims. The evening primrose oil should be taken orally as this gives it time to dissipate throughout the body and be absorbed gradually.
You can start taking it orally when youre at 34 weeks pregnant.
There are only two studies that examine the oral use EPO and its ability to ripen the cervix during pregnancy. A pregnant woman should seek the advice of her homeopathic practitioner or. Inserting it into the vagina is said to help ripen the cervix in preparation for labour and possibly induce contractions. The safety of evening primrose oil during pregnancy depends on how far a woman is into her pregnancy. Once you get to 37 weeks you can use it vaginally. Evening primrose oil may be safe for use during pregnancy and while breastfeeding but the evidence is not conclusive.