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Does this sound like low progesterone?  

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I just started really charting this month. Before that I would do everything but take temps, and I didn't write it down. It looks like I ovulated on day 22, I did not start taking temps until a few days later and my temp 98.1-98.2 until day 30, on day 31 temp dropped to 97.9, on day 32 (today) temp dropped to 97.5 and I have lots of cramping and a little spotting. According to the chart my luteal phase is only 9-10 days.

I stupidly had a depo-provera injection last august that was supposed to wear off by Nov 17 (BS!). Ever since December my cycles have been really strange. Sometimes I would have a period 3-4 times a month, usually all around my lutueal phase. I resumed a somewhat normal cycle two months ago (no more breakthrough bleeding). I've also had issues with random anxiety and have read that progesterone is responsible for curbing anxiety. I've never had problems with anxiety before the depo shot.

I'm not sure if I did this right, but here is a copy of my chart: http://www.fertilityfriend.com/ttc/index.php

I'm wondering if I have low levels of progesterone? If so, what can I do to get the levels to where they should be? Should I just wait another month or so and see if they even out? Is there anything I can do to help regulate them (non-hormonal)? BTW, I am not TTC but would like to TTC within the next year or so.
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nak I'm not sure that I can answer you question, but I am also ttc after depo. My last shot was Nov. 2004. My cycles didn't normalize until Nov. of 2005. I'm not sure if it helped much but I drank red raspberry leaf tea. We have been ttc for 3 months. I tried temping and mine were all over the place. I don't know if it was the depo or nursing, but I eventally stopped so I don't know if they have evened out. Good luck!!
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I am off depo now for six months, I just got my first real period...
3 weeks of bleeding light but fun fun fun. with both of my last pregnancies I was normal and able to get pregnant at this time...I did ovulate based on an ultrasound and never had a period so I figure I am still messed up...sigh
(my doctor thinks the nurse messed up and it went into my fat not muscle so she said I might be wacked out for a long time)
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