Hello, ladies of 3T! I lurk here from time to time, and am mostly active on the LGBT and Trying to Get Pregnant boards. Since many of you seem to be doing IUI I thought I may fit in this category, too. I may not have an actual diagnosis (aside from irregular cycles - does that count?) but since I'm a lesbian I use donor sperm, Clomid, Ovidrel, and all that good stuff.
Anyway, I'm in the 2WW of my second IUI. I went to my RE this morning for a progesterone check. My levels are at 14.5 right now, and she wants me on suppositories until my testing day (this Saturday). If it's a BFP, I must continue the suppositories. If it's a BFN, I can stop.
Just wondering if anyone's had experience with this? Are suppositories supposed to help with implantation or just supporting a growing fetus in the early stages?
I use progesterone supps because my progesterone levels are always on the low side ( natural cycles and medicated cycles)... many RE's prescribe them with any medicated cycle. They help support a pregnancy...
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Me:36 DH:38 TTC#1 since 4/2012 Me DX: Hashimotos,Hypothyroid, DOR, MTHFR, DH: normal
IUI #1-#4 BFNs and a few cancelled cycles in the mix. - poor responder ***Suprise BFP on 6/13/13. Natural MC @6wks 3days IVF#1 and 2- Cancelled due to no response on max stimms FET 5/20- BFP 1st Beta- 641 2nd beta- 2166 Sono- TWINS!!!! Two Boys! Born January 2015 @36 weeks. Healthy and no NICU! So blessed!
I'm on oral supplements b/c I have a really short luteal phase. My friend at work is on suppositories...but both help support a possible pregnancy like @ksgsmu said. Welcome and GL to you!
{Me:27, Dx:PCOS, LPD, & rob(14;15)}
{DH:31 all clear, "super sperm"}
Ecstatically married July 30, 2011--TTC since Jan 2013:::Baby #1 due 9/11, Conceived on cycle #5 of Femara + Hcg + IUI
Your body, when it releases an egg, the collapsing follicle releases progesterone telling your body to keep fluffing up our uterine lining. If it does not detect a pregnancy, it stops producing the progesterone and thus you get a period. Like many have mentioned, many just do this for all treatment cycles. Or others are put on it when they are shown to have low p4 readings all the time (I fit into this category), or if their 7dpo P4 reading is lower then they'd like.
They want your P4 to be above 10 on a non medicated cycle and above 15 on a medicated cycle. If yours was 14.5 they are just being on the safe side since you are close to 15 but just below. If you get PG on this cycle, they will have you continue taking it until you are 10-13 weeks into pregnancy when the placenta takes over.
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Me:36 DH:38 TTC#1 since 4/2012
Me DX: Hashimotos,Hypothyroid, DOR, MTHFR, DH: normal
IUI #1-#4 BFNs and a few cancelled cycles in the mix.
- poor responder
***Suprise BFP on 6/13/13. Natural MC @6wks 3days
IVF#1 and 2- Cancelled due to no response on max stimms
FET 5/20- BFP
1st Beta- 641
2nd beta- 2166
Sono- TWINS!!!!
Two Boys! Born January 2015 @36 weeks. Healthy and no NICU! So blessed!
TTC since 08/2012
DX: DOR
Welcome and GL to you!
IUI#4 1/23/13 on 75iu x9 Follistim = BFP then chem preg m/c (Feb 2013)
IUI#5 BFN (April 2013)
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Started seeing RE Aug 2013
Cycle #1 – IUI #1 10.31.13 - BFN
Cycle #2 - IUI #2 cancelled – FAIL
Cycle #3 - IUI #2 12.27.13 BFN
Cycle #4 - IUI #3 1.24.14 BFN
Cycle #5 - IVF #1 with ICSI(2 3bb blasts) 3.19.14, no frosties.. BFN
Surprise BFP on 6.10.14 ... Miscarried 7.7.14
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