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When do you take progesterone supplements?

kelliandjustinkelliandjustin
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So for those of you who take progesterone supplements, when do you take them?  My dr wants me to start on them next time I get a BFP but from what I've read here - it seems like a lot of people take them right after they O.  I verified with her and she doesnt want me to start until the day I get a BFP.  Just curious the difference...
TTC Since 2/09... BFP 12/26/09 - Missed miscarriage (6 weeks), D&C 1/28/10, BFP 4/23/10 - Miscarriage (18 wks 4 days) due to Turner's Syndrome, Delivered Lyla Ann on 7/29/10, BFP 12/10/10 - Natural miscarriage (5 weeks 6 days) 12/23/10, BFP 2/2/11 - EDD: 10/15/11 - Stick baby stick!!
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Re: When do you take progesterone supplements?

  • jr63_2020jr63_2020 member
    I start mine every cycle, 3 days after O is confirmed.
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  • CaroleeCarolee member

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    I start mine every cycle, 3 days after O is confirmed.

    This.  I have a very short luteal phase and the progesterone is supposed to make it more normal.

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  • sgrobstesgrobste member
    I did not take it with my DS and I did not take it with my M/C.  But as soon as I went to the RE and started infertility treatments. I start taking them the day after my IUI.
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  • starrynytstarrynyt member
    I don't know the difference as to why your dr would recommend one way over another, but I was told to take them once O was confirmed through my LP and to continue if I got a BFP.


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  • kelliandjustinkelliandjustin
    Weird...I wonder why mine doesnt want me to start them until after a BFP then.  Thanks for your input!
    TTC Since 2/09... BFP 12/26/09 - Missed miscarriage (6 weeks), D&C 1/28/10, BFP 4/23/10 - Miscarriage (18 wks 4 days) due to Turner's Syndrome, Delivered Lyla Ann on 7/29/10, BFP 12/10/10 - Natural miscarriage (5 weeks 6 days) 12/23/10, BFP 2/2/11 - EDD: 10/15/11 - Stick baby stick!!
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  • SassyRedheadSassyRedhead

    My doctor directed me to take progesterone only after a BFP too.  I questioned it as well and called back and was again told to wait until BFP.  I've had two losses and I certainly don't want three....so he had BETTER know what he's talking about! 

    I  keep trying to remember that we are all different and our doctors recommend what is right for EACH of us and it's not a blanket diagnosis.  Hang in there!

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  • kelliandjustinkelliandjustin
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    My doctor directed me to take progesterone only after a BFP too.  I questioned it as well and called back and was again told to wait until BFP.  I've had two losses and I certainly don't want three....so he had BETTER know what he's talking about! 

    I  keep trying to remember that we are all different and our doctors recommend what is right for EACH of us and it's not a blanket diagnosis.  Hang in there!

    I'm feeling the exact sme way - I just hope she knows what she is talking about!  We dont even know for sure this will fix my problem but it can't hurt so we're giving it a try!

    TTC Since 2/09... BFP 12/26/09 - Missed miscarriage (6 weeks), D&C 1/28/10, BFP 4/23/10 - Miscarriage (18 wks 4 days) due to Turner's Syndrome, Delivered Lyla Ann on 7/29/10, BFP 12/10/10 - Natural miscarriage (5 weeks 6 days) 12/23/10, BFP 2/2/11 - EDD: 10/15/11 - Stick baby stick!!
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  • asltrouble94asltrouble94
    My Doc told me to wait until after my BFP to take them as well. 
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  • StaceyM06StaceyM06

    My dr. said I should start taking them again when we TTC because it helps to have them at the time of conception. My progesterone was very low right before I MC the last two times - 4 and 7.5, but she said progesterone also drops when you are about to MC. My dr. called it a "chicken and the egg" argument and said it doesn't hurt for me to start taking them ASAP after I O. 

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  • SweetBaby2004SweetBaby2004

    I took them for my most recent pregnancy after BFP.  It was the first time I had taken them and it seemed to work (I have a thyroid condition which affects hormones like progesterone).  I lost the baby at almost 22 weeks but it was not related to progesterone.


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