Does anyone have low progesterone?

eli_and_jeff

I just had my second miscarriage in 7 months. The first was at 6w2d and on my wedding night in May. Just awful. This last one was at 6w6d, day before my birthday. It was almost identical to the first. I found out both times on Tuesday that I was pregnant and miscarried the following Sunday. I'm feeling a little cursed right now.

Anyway, I've been doing some reading about luteal phase defect. Does anyone have experience with this? Was your doctor helpful? What were your symptoms?

 Maybe I'm grasping at straws, I don't know. My doctor's too busy to see me, so I'm switching ob/gyn but I want to be armed with information. I'm tired of feeling so helpless. 

ppants

I'm sorry for your losses.  I had been charting prior to TTC and noticed I had a short luteal phase (9-10 days).  I had a natural m/c @ 6w. 

I had AF and got pg right away again.  I started spotting after a couple of weeks and asked for my dr's office to check my progesterone again.  It was 19.  Not a bad number, but my 1st one was 24.  They put me on a progresterone supplement until I was 13w.  I hope you get some answers soon!

ETA: I was also diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease.  You can get your TSH checked.  It can effect fertility also.

mrs.gee

I'm so sorry for your losses.  My progesterone has tended to be on the low side so I was on supplements.  My clues were that my LP was 10 days and my post-ovulation temps were not that much higher than my pre-O temps.  You can ask for a progesterone test 7DPO and see how that goes.  My doctor likes to see it over 10 for a natural cycle.  GL.

kimmiekp

My doctor never tested me for low progesterone. I lived in Florida and had two miscarriages, I started seeing this doctor when I moved to North Carolina and had the second miscarriage.  He told me that they wouldn't do anything regarding "infertility" or "recurrent miscarriages" until at least 3 miscarriages. So I had another miscarriage (not on purpose I assure you lol) - At that point he had already checked my blood for clotting disorder and did a hysteroscopy to ensure there was no scarring or clotting in the uterus that would prevent proper implantation.  At that point he gave me progesterone in pill format taken orally.  I had another miscarriage and had been doing research and heard that the orally taken version isn't as good as the vaginal suppository.  So I requested the suppository.  Got pregnant and had the longest pregnancy so far. But again, they never tested blood levels for progesterone and they only tested for pregnancy hormone one time... Pretty frustrating.  In hind sight I wished that I had asked them to check it so I at least knew if the progesterone was the reason I got as far as I did or if it was a fluke.

 

eli_and_jeff

I can't even get in to see my doctor. After two miscarriages, you'd think she's at least want me to come in for a pelvic exam. I asked her nurse to ask her what more could be done. Guess what? more blood work, that's not covered by insurance because I haven't had enough miscarriages. The nurse also suggested that I should go see a fertility specialist.

So my insurance company says I just have bad luck, my doctor says I'm infertile and no one wants to just take a look under the hood, as it were, and make sure everything's ok. 

 Anyway, I called another doctor today, who offered to see me, today. 

 I read that the creams or suppositories were the best treatment.

Did your doctor offer to see you after your miscarriage or is blood work all they do?

PrncssShan03

I have low pro and have PCOS. I have only had one MC but have done TONS of research on all of this for many years. I was "blessed" with the diagnosis at 19, 5 years before I would begin trying. The problem lies in finding a doctor to listen to you and most OB/GYN's don't. You have to find a Reproductive Endocrinologist, which is your best bet. I refuse to endure three miscarriages before someone will listen to me. I'm not TTC anymore since I'm going through a divorce, but in the future I will for sure not accept the normal answers. 

 Anyway, I know many women who have similar problems and were given injections or progesterone suppositories PRIOR to TTC and all throughout the first trimester or so of pregnancy in order to preserve the pregnancy. I intend on making sure this happens next time I'm in the position to TTC.

There is also an over the counter topical cream called Pro-Gest. I took that for a long time before TTC. Depending on your condition, a lot of diet stuff is important too. With PCOS, sugar and carbs are huge no-nos. It can hinder fertility greatly.

Good luck!