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It starts out small. Maybe you’re lurking on an online forum and you hear someone mention that she’s eating pineapple core during the two week wait<\/a>. But the deeper you dive into that world, the more strange remedies you hear about: grapefruit juice, vitex, Mucinex, and more.<\/p>\n

What do all of the ingredients in this occult-seeming medicine cabinet actually do? And do you need any of them? We created this handy cheat sheet to help you understand the purpose of some of the most common at-home TTC remedies.<\/p>\n

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It starts out small. Maybe you’re lurking on an online forum and you hear someone […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":21219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[895,772],"tags":[90,258,74],"yoast_head":"\nFertility Voodoo: All the Weird Shit That Helps You Get Pregnant - Ava<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Grapefruit juice, vitex, Mucinex, and more: what do all of the ingredients in this occult-seeming medicine cabinet actually do? And do you need any of them? 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