how many cycles can you try soy for?

rigagirl · 09-19-2005, 06:20 PM

Hi!!
I am trying to regulate my cycle with soy and NPC. NPC makes me have AF, but soy definitely makes me ovulate. My question to you, knowlagable cysters, is this: how many cycles can you try soy for? We are not activity TTC right now, but everything is definetly better with my body when I take soy 5-9. So I don't know if I should continue using soy every month, or if I should "save" it for when we TTC.... Did it ever happen to anybody that soy used to work but stopped working after a while??
Also just wanted to mention that Vitex made things worse for me. Not much worse...but definitely did not help.
I am a thin cyster...

Please let me know what you think

jenwalz · 09-19-2005, 10:33 PM

I am not really sure, but I am interested in when and how you used the NPC, I am planning to do it this cycle but not really sure when/how to start. Would love to hear what you have done!
Thanks!

Jess83 · 09-20-2005, 11:22 AM

I would also b interested to know if there is a cut-off limit for using soy

rigagirl · 09-20-2005, 02:38 PM

I start NPC about a week before I would normally have AF and it arrives without failure. Sometimes earlier if I wait too long and I Oed that month. AF is awful when I O, I have to take painkillers every time!

PuzzledAngel · 09-20-2005, 04:00 PM

what is NCP???

firefighters wife · 09-20-2005, 04:05 PM

What is NCP? And how do you take soy to help ovulate? I thought soy was bad for ppl?

Answers plz...

rigagirl · 09-20-2005, 05:16 PM

NPC = Natural Progestorone Cream...

You take soy days 5-9 of your cycle.. There is a loooong thread dedicated to that subject, right at the top of the list over there.

jlbrown122 · 09-21-2005, 02:37 AM

I have written down to use NPC 3 dpo - 14 dpo. Not sure where I found this, but that is when I use it.

MyJourney · 09-21-2005, 06:45 AM

I am also a thin cyster and used soy to ovulate earlier in my cycle. I was ovulating cd 24-28 (thanks to acupuncture, chinese herbs and diet). The docs told me that this was to late in the cycle to conceive.

Soy CD 5-9 brought on ovulation on CD17ish and on CD 3-7 brought on ovulation on CD 13-14. After a few stable cycles (2 or 3), I stopped taking soy and I am still ovulating between CD 13-16.

I figure the soy just jump-started something in my body that is now working correctly. Everytime my body gets out of synch, I just "medicate" with soy and it seems to work.

firefighters wife · 09-27-2005, 01:01 AM

What kind of Soy do you take?

firefighters wife · 10-09-2005, 10:29 AM

I used the NPC and AF arrived on CD29!!!! So, now I am CD3 and would like to start my soy today. I have both the powder and the capsules. Which should I take? How many and when do I take it, morning or evening???????????????????????