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Miscarriage/Pregnancy Loss
low progesterone?
So I went back today for my 2 week follow up to my DNC. They told me that all my blood work came back ok, and there was nothing wrong with the fetus. My body just rejected it. I was hoping to come back with answers so that I felt I could do something about it...but no such luck. or at least hear that something was wrong with the baby, to make me feel like there was a reason behind this. This is my second loss in three months, and I am not sure what is going on. I had no problems carrying my son. The Dr told me that she would start me on progesterone right away when I find out I am pregnant again. (I am going to wait a couple months) She said she isn't sure if that is the problem, but that is the next step. I am so scared to get pregnant now, because what if that isn't it, and I have to go through this again. Has anyone else been in this same boat - the loss after a successful pregnancy with no answers? I just hope this will right itself and I will go on to have a successful pregnancy. Oh, and I found out it was a girl - just what I had wanted.
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Re: low progesterone?
I'm sorry for your loss and that you didn't get any answers. We also did not get any answers, and it's so unsatisfying. FWIW, I was on progesterone supplements too but apparently that was not the fix for this pregnancy.
Since you are going to wait a couple months anyway, it might be worth asking your doctor to test your progesterone at 7DPO when you get your cycle back. It's a simple blood test and then you would at least know if progesterone is the problem, rather than potentially medicating something that's not an issue for you. There's no harm in extra progesterone (as far as I have been told), but if that's not the problem then it would be nice to try and figure out what is.
I'm sorry for your losses. I had two successful pregnancies and have since lost two pregnancies in a row with no known cause. It is very hard to not get answers.
When you say that your bloodwork came back normal are you saying that your doctor did a repeat pregnancy loss panel? If you didn't have that done you could ask your doc to do that.
As for the progesterone, I use it every cycle that we're trying and I start it right after I know I've ovulated (I chart). I think it's better to start it prior to even getting pregnant rather than waiting to start it when you find out you are pregnant. Using progesterone can't hurt anything so even if you're not technically low, using it won't hurt.
You can also ask your doctor about taking a daily baby aspirin. For some women this is just enough to help them get pregnant and maintain their pregnancies. It helps to thin your blood a little and reduce inflamation which can help with implantation.
One last thought, I just met with a maternal fetal specialist and he said that although they do chromosomal testing on the babies, they don't check for every possible micro-deletion and so our babies could have still been lost due to chromosomal problems. Not that it makes me feel any better but I guess it's at least another piece of the puzzle.
Kelly, Mom to Christopher Shannon 9.27.06, Catherine Quinn 2.24.09, Trey Barton lost on 12.28.09, Therese Barton lost on 6.10.10, Joseph Sullivan 7.23.11, and our latest, Victoria Maren 11.15.12
Secondary infertility success with IVF, then two losses, one at 14 weeks and one at 10 weeks, then success with IUI and then just pure, crazy luck. Expecting our fifth in May as the result of a FET.
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