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WHY were you prescribed progesterone? (what were your values at what stages of the pregnancy?)
WHAT form/how often are you to take it?
I hate that I was prescribed just before my OB went on vacation and have been taking this blinding, I am embarrassed to say.
My stats:
In week 4 my numbers were 155 / 10.9
In week 5 my numbers were 2522 / 7.6
I don't get more labs until next week (in week 8)
Re: Progesterone Users
I was prescribed this without my dr. even taking any tests at all. I had previously lost a pregnancy and he had told me that he wanted me to begin this as soon as I had a positive pregnancy test. I have been taking the vaginal suppository each night before I go to bed... So far, so good!
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I'm on 400mg 2x a day with compound vaginal suppositories. I've been on progesterone since 3dpo - but was on oral prometrium 100mg 3x a day until my third beta draw @ 19dpo (they super were early betas). I'm on it because I have a loss history, no reason more. It's something that can only help, not hurt. ETA: My levels varied between 40 to 20 from 12 to 19 dpo. They increased it from 330 to 800 a day when they saw they were dropping, but progesterone levels fluctuate a lot as well, so again, it was just precautionary)
The only issue with it is if you miscarry, the bleeding might not occur since progesterone essentially keeps you from bleeding., so it's nice to have some extra monitoring so you know that things are actually developing rather than holding onto a bad pregnancy. Progesterone will only keep a pregnancy developing if you truly suffer from a progesterone deficiency. However, low progesterone numbers can also be a sign that the pregnancy is not viable - there's absolutely no way to tell which one it is other than playing it out.
With your P4 numbers, it's definitely a good thing you're taking it. If I were you though, I would want a bit more monitoring from my doctor to make sure the supplement dosage is working for you.
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We tested mine at 3.5wks b/c of the m/c the month before, and it was 11, so she put me on progesterone then in hopes this baby would stick-- and it has! I don't know what my new levels were last visit, but she said they were MUCH better, so I'm assuming they are in the normal range now
I do 100mg too.
I was also prescribed without a progesterone test based on my short-ish luteal phase, my low bbt temps and the fact we used expensive donor sperm and didn't want to risk conception but a c/p. I got Endometrin (one of only 2 FDA approved ones) and do 100mg per day in the evening, beginning 5dpo and continuing past bfp through the first tri.
WHY were you prescribed progesterone? (what were your values at what stages of the pregnancy?) I did IVF, so it was some-what standard for my situation. I believe my progesterone level was 40 at 4 weeks. We did IVF for male factor - I was not on it because of having a previous loss or because I naturally produced low amounts of progesterone.
WHAT form/how often are you to take it? Took the suppositories 3x per day from before the retrieval until yesterday, which was my last day. I took it for almost 3 months.