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Primrose Oil For Pregnancy. Am Fam Physician 8012 1405-1408. The reason for being cautious is that EPO may cause uterine contractions and therefore can cause labor to begin earlier. Midwives have long used. Evening primrose oil can also be rubbed on to the cervix each evening during the last few weeks of pregnancy as a way to prepare the cervix for delivery.
It has been known to relieve pre-menstrual symptoms and skin disorders. The evening primrose oil should be taken orally as this gives it time to dissipate throughout the body and be absorbed gradually. Some people find that taking evening primrose oil causes stomach aches indigestion nausea or loose stools. Why pregnant women take evening primrose oil during pregnancy. It can be taken orally in the last four weeks of pregnancy to soften and thin the cervix but only if recommended by the doctor. Evening primrose oil is also popular as a dietary supplement.
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You can also use evening primrose oil to massage the perineum regularly during the third trimester to reduce the risk of tearing during labor. Midwives have long used. There arent any proven safety issues with evening primrose oil. It contains prostaglandins which can help ripen the cervix. The National Institutes of Health reports that the oil can relieve mastalgia or breast pain which is a very common problem during the first trimester of pregnancy. It can be used vaginally to induce labour.