Herbals and conception
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Herbal medications such as echinacea, ginkgo biloba and St. John's wort may interfere with efforts to achieve pregnancy, according to an article in the May issue of OBG Management. Pointing to a study in the March issue of Fertility & Sterility that found a possible risk of infertility from using some herbal preparations, Richard Blackwell, MD/PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, stresses the importance of communication between doctors and patients about all medication use, including herbals