TTC After a Loss
knw007
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Progestrone Suppositories
knw007
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Hi everyone,
I suffered a 10wk miscarriage in March and a Chemical pregnancy in June. I do not have any living children yet but hopefully soon we can have a baby that sticks. Both pregnancies it was found I had low progestrone then the doctor was liking so she suggested I take progesterone suppositories during ovulation. I did this month and swore up and down I was pregnant due to all of the increased pregnancy related symptoms however AF just came. My question is if anyone has had success in the past doing the suppositories and getting pregnant? I am wondering if I should skip the suppositories this cycle so I can know for a fact if I get pregnant. Also I heard some women it delays or prevents ovulation if you take the suppositories.
I suffered a 10wk miscarriage in March and a Chemical pregnancy in June. I do not have any living children yet but hopefully soon we can have a baby that sticks. Both pregnancies it was found I had low progestrone then the doctor was liking so she suggested I take progesterone suppositories during ovulation. I did this month and swore up and down I was pregnant due to all of the increased pregnancy related symptoms however AF just came. My question is if anyone has had success in the past doing the suppositories and getting pregnant? I am wondering if I should skip the suppositories this cycle so I can know for a fact if I get pregnant. Also I heard some women it delays or prevents ovulation if you take the suppositories.
Re: Progestrone Suppositories
Progesterone suppositories can absolutely preserve a new pregnancy if the woman suffers from low progesterone in earliest pregnancy, before the placenta develops between weeks 8-10. However, losses can still happen if there is some other underlying issue, such as a genetic flaw in the embryo itself. What is important is that you use the suppositories as directed! You can run the risk of a loss if you need the progesterone and aren't using them as directed.
As for delaying or preventing ovulation, it is very important that you not start using the suppositories before you ovulate. Ovulation test strips can only tell you if you have a luteal hormone (LH) surge. A surge generally predicts that ovulation will occur within the next 36-48 hours. However, you can have a surge and not ovulate and then have another surge later, kind of like a false start. Doctors sometimes draw a blood test to determine if you have ovulated, but some OBs just assume you ovulate on CD14 like the 'average' woman. There is a problem with this approach, because a mathematical average does not accurately reflect an individual's experience, and in fact most women ovulate somewhere between CD 12-16, but many ovulate earlier and later. So, it is best to track your basal body temperature (BBT) using a program like that offered for free at FertilityFriend.com. Ovulation can be identified at three days past ovulation (3dpo), by the observation of three days of sustained BBT. After getting that confirmation, you can begin your progesterone supplementation knowing that you haven't started it too soon. The 3 days delay does not risk introducing progesterone too late, because the fertilized embryo has not implanted yet, as it is traveling down the fallopian tube towards the uterus.
I have seen countless women go on to have successful pregnancies using this method, once they were diagnosed with low progesterone.
All advice given based on lengthy personal experience.
I am not a doctor, I just have a working medical vocabulary.
Always available to answer questions about loss, infertility, and TRP.
