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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is completely irrational to fixate on "natural" methods of induction. There is no evidence that fenugreek or cohash or whatever are safer than medical induction, [b]and you have no idea what is actually in the supplements you are buying because they are not subject to the same regulatory controls as pharmaceuticals[/b]. Not because they are inherently safer, but because the vitamin lobby convinced lawmakers to be soft on them.

Especially if you are high risk, you need to listen to what your doctor says, not take some untested and potentially dangerous herb.[/quote]

This.  Hippie or no, I'd trust something regulated by the FDA and prescribed by my doctor over some pill that could be anything.  And if your need to deliver soon is life-or-death, FFS, have a medically supervised induction, rather than dosing yourself with who knows what on your own.

That said, I've never known anyone to successfully use fengreek to induce labor.  You could try acupuncture--dunno if it really works, but the risk of side effects is pretty low.  [/quote]

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