Submitted: Oct 24, 2000

Name: Sarah
Weight: 130
Height: 5'9"
Age: 20
Pregnancy Test: Negative. Not pregnant.
Herbs were successful in starting menstruation.

Did you have a pregnancy test? Yes
When was it taken? First one on 9/23, second on 10/17
What was the result. Negative for both

Were you successful in using the herbs? Yes, I used them to stimulate menstruation

Were you using birth control? Yes
What kind/method of birth control/contraception were you using? Condom
Do you know how/why it failed? Didn't fail.

What was the date of the first day of your last menstrual period? July 20th (I'm extremely irregular)
What was the date you were expecting menstruation? Sometime in september ( I don't keep track)
How long do your cycles usually run? About every 1 and a half to 2 months
Do you cycle regularly or irregularly? Irregularly

What was the date when the herbs were started? 10/20
for how many days were the herbs used (total)? 3
What was the date bleeding started if herbs were successful? 10/23

Please include a summary of dosage information. And any side effects noted.
Fresh parsley tea. 2 cups a day from 10/20 to 10/22, one in morning and one in evening.
Comments -
My boyfriend and I have been sexually active for almost 2 years now. I've never had a problem with being late. I started to worry when I noticed in the middle of september that I hadn't gotten my period and it didn't seem like I was going to in the near future. I took a pregnancy test which came out negative and so I thought I was okay. But three weeks later I still didn't have a period. I was worried the test result was wrong. So I retested and it came out negative. Although I felt better, I still felt uneasy because I just wanted to get my period to reassure myself that I wasn't pregnant. I discovered this website and decided to make parsley tea to stimulate menstruation. Between the 20th and 22nd of October, I drank two cups a day, in the morning and evening.

After the first day, I felt mild cramping. With each day, the cramping got worse. Finally, I got my period during school on the 23rd. The cramping isn't any worse than what I usually get. Thank you so much for posting this information on the web! I was going out of my mind because I didn't know what was going on with my body.