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Doc prescribed evening primrose oil capsules to induce labor.i can't find it in capsules, they are in soft gels.difference between those forms?
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No big difference,,: it may help or not , it is supposed to cause prostaglandin release which can help soften up the cervix
Answered 7/26/2016
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