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PC is probably helpful during a PM program, both for ED symptoms and for growth too, but it's not necessary for everyone. PC has suddenly become popular on the board again after it was somewhat unpopular for a long while, but it was unpopular for good reason. I know that lots of people have very recently started using it at the full recommended dose for their entire luteal phase, but in my opinion that's far too much PC for most people. PC can very easily cause stalling because it's so strong, and it takes a very long time to leave your system after stopping use because it gets stored up in fat tissue. Not to mention that, compared to any other NBE supplement I can think of, it is by far the most likely to cause actual shrinkage. Only women with severe diagnosed progesterone deficiency should be using PC for 2 or more weeks out of every month, and even those women should eventually take a break as the progesterone builds up in their body fat. It's probably a safe bet to use PC for around 3 days out of every luteal phase. As far as timing is concerned, some people have recommended taking it during the days where progesterone would naturally be highest, and others recommend taking it before in the days leading up to menstruation, stopping 1 or 2 days before menstruation would start.

It would be even safer to just take herbs during the luteal phase, and only use PC if the herbs have no effect on their own over several cycles. FG, SP, and WY are a typical choice for herbs. Greenush sells blended capsules that are easy and cheap. They also sell fennel extract that you can take in addition to the pills, since some people need an even higher dose of FG, but very high doses of FG cause hypoglycemia even in people who normally never get hypoglycemic in everyday life. Fennel is similar but obviously not identical to FG, and doesn't cause hypoglycemia as far as I know.