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Progesterone messing with cycle days

Ann612Ann612 member
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Some background (warning, TMI below):

Before seeing the RE, I had very regular cycles.  Ovulation around day 10, period on day 27.  
Now, I do progesterone suppositories during the 2WW, and they tend to lengthen my cycle a bit.  

Here's what happened this month (in which I took no progesterone, because I had O'd around day 5, so it was pointless):

  • Period was 5 days late (i.e. CD 32 of the last cycle) - chalked this up to the progesterone.  And my period was uhhh...odd.  Like, chunks of lining were coming out, instead of a blood flow. 
  • Ovulation - 5 days early (CD 5)
  • Period - 5 days early (CD 23)

Has anyone ever experienced progesterone seeming to completely screw with days like this?  It feels like my day "1" was really 5 days before my period started (back on the day it was supposed to start).





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Re: Progesterone messing with cycle days

  • ShaunteeShauntee member
    From what I understand it can lengthen your cycle a bit.
    Me-33 DH-36.
    Married 11/10 TTC 11/10
    06/11- diagnosed with PCOS 
    7/11- D&C and benched for a year 
    9/12-4/13-6 rounds of 50 mg Clomid- no sucess 
    6/13- new doc
    7/13-4/14- 6 more rounds of Clomid. 50 mg and then stepped up to 100mg- no success 
    5/14-7/14- took break waiting for new insurance 
    7/14-new insurance= new doc- actually a RE!!!! 
    7/14-HSG and blood test good-PCOS confirmed by new doc 
    10/14 looking forward to 1st IUI w/ Menopur. Blood Test= Negative
    11/14- IUI #2     w/ Menopur- Blood Test= Negative
    1/15- IUI # 3 w/     Menopur- Blood Test= Negative
    2/15- Self Benched this cycle
    3/15/15-Suprise BFP on natural cycle!!!! EDD-11/16/15

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  • Ann612Ann612 member
    rainbowbridge14 said:
    hrushka said:
    How many days are you on progesterone for? An 18 day luteal phase does seem rather long. Are you certain you O'd on day 5?
    I have had 17-18 day luteal phases on progesterone. If you do it for 12 -14 days during the 2ww and it ups your levels then you have to wait for them to drop to get AF which may take a few days (same as provera). 

    I agree on the question of Oing on day 5, did you do BBT or OPKs? 
    Ultrasound and blood work through the RE office.  On CD4 I had a 16mm follicle and estradiol level of 146.
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  • Tiko99Tiko99 member
    Hello, hello. Progesterone totally messed up my next cycle....I got my period after 14 days the cycle after I took progesterone! It was a totally freak cycle, but the cycle after was completely normal ovulate 12-14 and get my period CD24-26. 

    Me: 33, DH: 32

    TTC: 2 years
    Fertility blood tests all normal
    Tilted uterus
    3 day ultrasound 17 follicles
    HSG: 11/13/13- tubes open
    DH SA: SUPER sperm (145 million, 84% motility, 22% morphology)
    All infection disease and immunity blood tests NORMAL
    FIRST IUI May 2014: 100 mg Clomid days 5-9, third ultrasound CD 13 revealed four follicles 27, 24 and 20 and 13mm. Trigger shot May 28 with IUI May 29 and 30 (fingers crossed) - BFN started spotting 11DPO :(

    IUI #2 B2B 6/23 and 6/24, three mature eggs and 130 million sperm! FX this is the month!  BFN 7/8

    3rd cycle benched due to cysts - TI with OPK tests -  BFN

    3rd mediated cycle: Clomid+Trigger+TI  (three follies left side, one on right as usual....what the hell right ovary get it together and produce some damn follicles!) 7DPO progesterone level 43 with NO suppositories YAY for a natural strong ovulation. Beta canceled started spotting 13DPO - Third time is not a CHARM! 14 day cycle WTF! Everything looks normal - RE wants to start injectables next cycle so this cycle I'm benched

    Officially benched until March....but still plan on trying the baking soda douche due to my excessive and thick CM

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  • Ann612Ann612 member
    rainbowbridge14 said:
    Ann612 said:
    rainbowbridge14 said:
    hrushka said:
    How many days are you on progesterone for? An 18 day luteal phase does seem rather long. Are you certain you O'd on day 5?
    I have had 17-18 day luteal phases on progesterone. If you do it for 12 -14 days during the 2ww and it ups your levels then you have to wait for them to drop to get AF which may take a few days (same as provera). 

    I agree on the question of Oing on day 5, did you do BBT or OPKs? 
    Ultrasound and blood work through the RE office.  On CD4 I had a 16mm follicle and estradiol level of 146.
    I know I am repeating myself, but it seems that if you are doing ultrasound and blood work already, then doing a medicated cycle might make a little more sense, at least money wise. Is there a reason you didn't want to start with oral meds? 
    No specific reason - that just has not been presented to me by my RE (yet anyway).  Money wise is not a concern - insurance covers most of this stuff for me (I know, I pinch myself on that one).  The progesterone costs me $50 a month out of pocket. 

    That being said, I really don't like what it did to me this cycle.  Going to bring it up, with the possibility of oral meds, with the RE.  Thanks!
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