Progesterone

[shiner]

I am in my fifth week after a mc about a year ago. It took this long for me to concieve again. My very one the ball medical staff decided that despite my mc and trouble that they wouldn't ask for progesterone to be checked in my first two blood tests, just hcg. So, when I found that out I insisted that we do another to test it...guess what... 14.7 which according to them is borderline low (they say 15 is the bottom of normal but another Dr I used said 20, so not sure).

Anyway, I am now (no thanks to them) about to start progesterone suppositories and had a few questions. First... can you still have sex? It seems that my OH would be getting progesterone therapy as well if we did...

Second, I used to do a lot of equine reporductive work and we often put older mares on regumate which was a synthetic progesterone. It was commonly known to cause changes in the external genitalia of female offspring of these mare (usually enlarged it). Is this the case in humans? has anyone heard any side-effects?

After reading I am pretty torn about whether I want to use this or not. It seems to have a lot of side effects and many reports that it isn't effective and that some women just have lower levels and do fine. I really hate the idea of taking something.

 

[croydongirl]

My midwife said under 10 is suggestive of abnormal pregnancy and over 20 is normal. Just thought I would put that out there? I don't know any of the side effects but I know my levels were 4 at the first blood test, so they are not hopeful this one will stick - I am 5 weeks in 2 days. After my second blood results tomorrow they will see if levels rise and maybe a Progesterone supplement could help. All our crazy hormones. Good luck, I hope that everything work out for you and you can find the information you need to make a decision you know is right for your baby.

 

[FierceAngel]

i have a luteal phase defect which means my levels are too low to substain a pregnancy

i use cyclogest pessaries every evening for the first tri, i wont be having sex for the first tri as im high risk..

my daughter was born fine and im not aware of thrm causing any probs xx

 

[ettegirb21]

I'm almost 9 weeks and had very low progesterone. I was on the progesterone supplements already but my body was not absorbing them. At 13dpo my progesterone was only at 3.9. Since then I have been doing progesterone in oil injections. Praise God, thus far everything has been fine. We have seen our bean and heard the heartbeat twice already. Praying things continue to go well. Hope things go well for you as well. I definitely believe that the progesterone has saved this pregnancy. Just food for thought.