Progesterone Question

[Mrs Reineke]

Question for you ladies...literally all of my tests have come back normal except I have Factor V Leiden (blood clotting disorder) and my Anticardiolipin Antibody (blood clotting disorder) test was slightly abnormal which the hematologist said she wants to retest as soon as I get a BFP again because the levels of this can rise in pregnancy and if they are higher she wants to put me on Lovenox, which is fine. I'll do whatever it takes to get my rainbow baby. But I'm wondering if even though my progesterone levels were normal at 13.36ng/ml on CD 21 should I even worry about bothering my doctor to put me on it if I don't need it or do you think the 2 blood clotting disorders are probably what has caused my 2 early miscarriages? Can progesterone just drop even if the pregnancy is viable or does it drop when the pregnancy is not a viable one and then you miscarry? I've seen a ton of ladies given progesterone supplements but it's mainly because their progesterone levels are low or they have a short luteal phase. I do not, my cycles are religiously 28 to 30 days and I always ovulate right around CD 14. So not sure if I should bug my doctor to give it to me anyways, or just take care of the blood clotting issues? I hadn't done anything special with my first 2 miscarriages. Just took a prenatal vitamin, but now I'm taking one baby aspirin a day, omega 3's, vitamin c and a prescribed prenatal vitamin that has more folic acid in it that what you can get over the counter. So let me know what you all think. Thanks ladies!!

Test Results:

Thyroid-normal
FSH (CD 3)-normal at 7.9mIU/mL
Estradiol (CD 3)-normal at 54pg/ML
AMH (CD 3)-normal at 1.79ng/ml
Progesterone (CD 21)-normal at 13.36ng/ml
Factor V Leiden Heterozygous- I have
Anticardiolipin Antibodies-slightly abnormal

Progesterone levels at time of spotting during both miscarriages:

1st mc at 5 1/2 weeks: HCG 15 and progesterone 1.28ng/mL when I went in, so with my HCG being so low (considered negative for pregnancy) I'm assuming that this pregnancy was not viable from the start.

2nd mc at 6 weeks: HCG was 44 then 74 then started spotting and my HCG level dropped and my progesterone level was 3.73ng/mL. I had a ultrasound when I went in for the spotting and nothing at all was seen in my uterus, so I'm assuming this pregnancy was not viable from the start either.

So after all of this blabbering, let me know what you think and I'll take any advice. Thank you!

 

[Topanga053]

I'm obviously not a doctor, but that seems pretty good to me. My progesterone was around 8 and I had a 10 day luteal phase and I ended up having a healthy rainbow. Fingers crossed for you!!!! xoxox

 

[Mrs Reineke]

Were you put on progesterone at all or just had your rainbow baby without any of that? Also if you don't mind me asking had you had miscarriages prior?

 

[Topanga053]

I was put on a small dose of progesterone that I stopped early in the pregnancy. I don't remember the dosage anymore or when I stopped (honestly, sometimes I forget I was on it at all!). I want to say it was around 9 weeks that I stopped.

I had one miscarriage before, which was a MMC found at a 9 week ultrasound.

I have no way of knowing what mattered or didn't, but I don't really think the progesterone mattered. I have no reason to say that; it's just a gut feeling.

Have you asked your doctor what he/she thinks about your progesterone?? It sounds heathy to me!

 

[Mrs Reineke]

I'm going to ask her what she thinks, but I'm thinking if she doesn't think it's necessary because my levels are normal when I'm not pregnant, I'll just have her watch my levels when I get pregnant again to see if they drop when I get pregnant or something?