Mrs Reineke
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I wanted to get your ladies advice or knowledge about taking progesterone or not during the first trimester of pregnancy. I am 31 and my husband is 33. We are trying for our 1st and neither one of us have kids. I have had 2 early miscarriages, one at 5 1/2 weeks and one at 6 weeks. We have been able to get pregnant super easy, just haven't been able to stay pregnant, so I am curious as to what you all think I should do. I know you're not doctors, but we all go through a lot and learn from our experiences, so I'd love any help or advice you may have. I have had a bunch of tests done after bothering my doctor about it. Here is what I have had done and the results.
Thyroid-normal
FSH (CD3)-normal at 7.9mIU/mL
Estradiol (CD3)-normal at 54pg/mL
Progesterone (CD21)-normal at 13.36ng/ml
AMH (CD3)-normal at 1.79ng/ml
I have Factor V Leiden heterozygous-blood clotting disorder that I normally don't have to take anything for.
Anticardiolipin Antibody test came back slightly abnormal-blood clotting disorder that I was told can increase in pregnancy. I will have this test re-done as soon as I get a BFP and if it's increased I will be put on Lovenox.
So with all of these tests done the only issue here that I see is the 2 blood clotting disorders, otherwise all of my tests have been normal. So what I am wanting to know is I've read so much about ladies being put on progesterone supplements for the first 10-12 weeks of pregnancy, but most of them are put on it because they have low levels of progesterone or a short luteal phase. Well with mine being normal on CD 21, should I even worry about bothering my doctor to put me on it anyways even if I don't need it? I always have normal 28-30 day cycles and ovulate around mid-month, so I do not have a short luteal phase. With my 2 miscarriages I started to spot and went into the doctor and with my first my HCG level was 15 (considered negative) and my progesterone level was at 1.28ng/mL, so in the range it would be when I first start my AF. With my second miscarriage my HCG levels were a tad higher at 44 and then 74 before I started to spot and when I went in my progesterone level was at 3.73ng/mL which is less than what my paper shows is normal for the first trimester, but also higher than my previous mc. I know progesterone levels will drop if the pregnancy is not viable and a mc is coming, but I didn't know if they would just drop on their own even if the pregnancy is good and then cause a mc?? I don't think this is the case, but I'm not sure. With both of my mc's my HCG levels were pretty low I think and therefore I believe neither of them were viable from the beginning. So after all this babbling, what I want to know is can progesterone drop even if the pregnancy is good and then cause a mc, should I be put on progesterone even if my levels are normal, or is it most likely my 2 blood clotting disorders that are causing my early mcs due to tiny blood clots causing issues with proper implantation and/or circulation to the baby? I wasn't doing anything special with my 2 miscarriages, just taking a prenatal vitamin, but now I am taking a prescription prenatal vitamin with more folic acid in it, omega 3's, vitamin C, 1 baby aspirin a day and then if my Anticardiolipin Antibodies increase when I get pregnant again, I will take the Lovenox shots. So, what do you ladies think??? Thanks in advance!!
Thyroid-normal
FSH (CD3)-normal at 7.9mIU/mL
Estradiol (CD3)-normal at 54pg/mL
Progesterone (CD21)-normal at 13.36ng/ml
AMH (CD3)-normal at 1.79ng/ml
I have Factor V Leiden heterozygous-blood clotting disorder that I normally don't have to take anything for.
Anticardiolipin Antibody test came back slightly abnormal-blood clotting disorder that I was told can increase in pregnancy. I will have this test re-done as soon as I get a BFP and if it's increased I will be put on Lovenox.
So with all of these tests done the only issue here that I see is the 2 blood clotting disorders, otherwise all of my tests have been normal. So what I am wanting to know is I've read so much about ladies being put on progesterone supplements for the first 10-12 weeks of pregnancy, but most of them are put on it because they have low levels of progesterone or a short luteal phase. Well with mine being normal on CD 21, should I even worry about bothering my doctor to put me on it anyways even if I don't need it? I always have normal 28-30 day cycles and ovulate around mid-month, so I do not have a short luteal phase. With my 2 miscarriages I started to spot and went into the doctor and with my first my HCG level was 15 (considered negative) and my progesterone level was at 1.28ng/mL, so in the range it would be when I first start my AF. With my second miscarriage my HCG levels were a tad higher at 44 and then 74 before I started to spot and when I went in my progesterone level was at 3.73ng/mL which is less than what my paper shows is normal for the first trimester, but also higher than my previous mc. I know progesterone levels will drop if the pregnancy is not viable and a mc is coming, but I didn't know if they would just drop on their own even if the pregnancy is good and then cause a mc?? I don't think this is the case, but I'm not sure. With both of my mc's my HCG levels were pretty low I think and therefore I believe neither of them were viable from the beginning. So after all this babbling, what I want to know is can progesterone drop even if the pregnancy is good and then cause a mc, should I be put on progesterone even if my levels are normal, or is it most likely my 2 blood clotting disorders that are causing my early mcs due to tiny blood clots causing issues with proper implantation and/or circulation to the baby? I wasn't doing anything special with my 2 miscarriages, just taking a prenatal vitamin, but now I am taking a prescription prenatal vitamin with more folic acid in it, omega 3's, vitamin C, 1 baby aspirin a day and then if my Anticardiolipin Antibodies increase when I get pregnant again, I will take the Lovenox shots. So, what do you ladies think??? Thanks in advance!!
