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dreary

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Registered: 06-Nov-2006

robitussin
Posted: 27-Nov-2006 16:16

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has anyone (only ladies might know?) ever used robitussin to aid conception? i know that a lot of american women swear by it but i just want to have a bit more of a local feedback? thanks

RogerRedHat

Posts: 565
From: Oxford
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: robitussin
Posted: 27-Nov-2006 18:58

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Isn't Robitussin cough medicine?

Tim Davies-Moss

Posts: 145
From: Shropshire
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Re: robitussin here u go
Posted: 27-Nov-2006 19:20

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All your answers are here..

http://www.pinelandpress.com/faq/cm.html

At first most people wonder what on earth a cough syrup has to do with fertility, but the logic is easily found in the fact that it is an expectorant and is being used to loosen and thin mucus - just in a different place than the lungs!

The name Robitussin was used in the title of this FAQ as it is a common brand of cough syrup in the United States. It is used on the fertility boards and newsgroups in the same manner as saying Band-Aid for an adhesive strip used to cover a cut. Any expectorant that contains guaifenesin as the only active ingredient is fine to use.

What kind of Robitussin is used to improve cervical mucus?

One should buy the plain kind with no letters after it. The only active ingredient is guaifenesin, and it contains 100 mg per teaspoon. It is very important to avoid the versions that contain decongestants as those may dry up cervical mucus. Also, there is some conflicting information about whether dextromethorphan, the DM in some cough medicine names, may be linked to birth defects such as neural tube defects and cleft palate.

Darkies Gem

Posts: 89
From: Doncaster, UK
Registered: 10-Nov-2006

Re: robitussin
Posted: 27-Nov-2006 19:21

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I've never heard of it, but just found a website that seems quite informative:

http://www.pinelandpress.com/faq/cm.html

siobhan1985

Posts: 5
From: Dunstable
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Re: robitussin
Posted: 27-Nov-2006 19:22

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yeh it is a cough medicine, but they do use it to aid conception, i had it recommended to me. but u have to make sure u get the one that doesn't supress coughing, i think it just thins the mucous we have down there that can make it a bit tough to get pregnant.

siobhan

spanglophile

Posts: 100
From: Sunny Norfolk
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: robitussin
Posted: 27-Nov-2006 19:25

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Yup, I've tried it, and nope, it didn't work, or at least I'm not pregnant! I presume the mucous thing is the main reason I didn't conceive, but I tried Robitussin and I also had IUI (where they actually place the sperm past the mucous and into the womb) and this didn't work either. I spoke to my fertility doctor at the time, and he didn't seem to think it would have much effect.

Kim (summerdays)

Posts: 301
From: south wales
Registered: 15-Nov-2006

Re: robitussin
Posted: 27-Nov-2006 22:23

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Hi dreary. yes ive heard of it and i took it to aid my fertility, but it didnt work for me, its all over the net, thats how i found out about it.

kim x

dreary

Posts: 80
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Re: robitussin
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 08:30

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thanks for replying guys, i just wondered about it, i seem to have an even mix of no it doesnt and yes it does? so confusing! well i guess it cant do any harm as long as i dont take the cough surpressant one?! does it do any good or bad for your chest though?

siobhan1985

Posts: 5
From: Dunstable
Registered: 06-Nov-2006

Re: robitussin
Posted: 28-Nov-2006 08:40

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Hi Ali

As far as I know it won't do any harm as long as you don't get the suppressive one. And I think you may as well go for it - if it won't do any harm, you may be one of the lucky one's that it works for, as it seems to be such a mixed response.

Good luck.