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What is Vitex agnus-castus?
Vitex agnus-castus is the Latin name for the herb also commonly called Monks Pepper, chasteberry and vitex. It acts as a stimulate for the pituitary gland to produce more progesterone and less prolactin. It does not contain hormones, but only stimulates the pituitary gland.
Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| General health | 3 | 1 |
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| Menstruation (period) | 1 | 1 |
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| Fibrocystic Breast Tissue | 1 | 0 | |||||
| elevated prolactin level | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Ovarian cyst | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Lactation | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 |  |
Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Vitex agnus-castus
Always |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Usually |
1 | 50% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
1 | 50% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Vitex agnus-castus
Very |
0 | 0% |
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|---|---|---|---|
Somewhat |
0 | 0% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
2 | 100% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Vitex agnus-castus
$200+ |
0 | 0% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
1 | 100% |
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