Does anyone know anything about EGG Whites and TTC?

Question

Ok so when i first heard of this i thought it was completely NUTS!!! of course that was wayyyy before i ever tried to have a baby. i've been ttc sadly for a good year and a half. im so discouraged and YES i am relaxed and really past it all. we dont really even try anymore because each month its just another sad let down. i've accepted that it will happen when it happens. however i was doing some research and there pops up the egg white theory...Most couples ttc have had major success stories. if you go to www.tryingtoconceive.com there is story after story of couples trying for months to years and then miraculously getting pregnant first try with egg whites. It does sound gross i get that. i never thought i would ever have to consider this method of baby making. and yes there are a few cases of where some women have gotten infections from this method. but for the most part, most women didnt and they successfully became pregnant. my question is, i dont know everything about this and if anyone here does, i'd like to hear some stories. and basically im just curious as to when you inject the egg white, is it before and use it as a lubricant or do you inject it afterwards to help carry the sperm???

Answer 1

I've also read the same stories. Basically a common problem of couples TTC is inhospitable cervical fluid. Egg white is very conducive to moving the sperm along through the cervix. I didn't try the egg white method. I took Evening Primrose Oil daily, up to ovulation, not after, is what is directed. It has the same effect on cervical fluid, increasing it naturally and its helpfulness to the sperm. Without the slight risk of salmonella, and or the mess and timing issue of egg. Also, Clomid is always worth a shot if the doctors aren't finding anything obvious wrong, and youn can take the EPO simultaneously to enhance the effect. Good luck! I'm trying for my 2nd and starting Clomid right away.

Answer 2

Yes I have tried it twice, but with no success and no infection.  I have found evening primrose oil works great, and I don't need anything else, if you havn't taken it I would give it a try.

Answer 3

Firstly, clomid is of absolutely NO use unless you are ovulating properly.

Secondly, pre seed is just a sperm friendly lube (all others damage and impede/kill sperm) - it is not a fertility aid.  Too much pre seed can actually 'wash out' the sperm and cause more damage than good.  A little would be absolutely fine.

For the egg whites..... (and i never thought i would be considering it either, but evening primrose oil has done nothing for me at all, neither has guaifenesin)..... get an organic free range egg, seperate out the egg white (with super clean hands) and insert it vaginally as close to your cervix as possible within 5 minutes before you are about to have s*x.  (Most people use a sterile syringe, im not sure what else you could use?!)

Good luck!!

Answer 4

Egg whites only help if you are having a mucous problem. If you're tracking your temps and mucous and think that you are having a mucous problem, then get Preseed- it does the same thing but it won't give you an infection. You can order it online.

If you're not tracking your temps, you should start. It will tell you a lot about what is going on with your body. Read Taking Charge of Your Fertility or go to www.tcoyf.com to learn about it.