Progesterone levels
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If it was fine why is he prescribing it? What was the actual number?
Prometrium, while I believe it can be beneficial for women with low progesterone in pregnant, I opted not to use it during this pregnancy. It caused mood swings and constipation for one. And while I was wanting another child, at that time I was not willing to do whatever it took like I was with my youngest child. Even with a very low number I have successfully carried a baby to term this time.
Originally Posted by Annielou I received the results of my bloodwork yesterday. Levels are doubling nicely 
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Prometrium, while I believe it can be beneficial for women with low progesterone in pregnant, I opted not to use it during this pregnancy. It caused mood swings and constipation for one. And while I was wanting another child, at that time I was not willing to do whatever it took like I was with my youngest child. Even with a very low number I have successfully carried a baby to term this time.
I think my Dr is being very careful with me because I miscarried at 9 wks in Feb. I am 4.5 weeks now and my husband and I are going on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks. Hopefully I can just relax. I will do anything to have a healthy, happy pregnancy.
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Originally Posted by Annielou I think my Dr is being very careful with me because I miscarried at 9 wks in Feb. I am 4.5 weeks now and my husband and I are going on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks. Hopefully I can just relax. I will do anything to have a healthy, happy pregnancy. |
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I took progesterone this pregancy after a couple of losses. However I didn't take oral progesterone, I took suppositories from a compounding pharmacy. It's hard to say if it effected me in any way, because sorting out pregnancy symptoms from progesterone side effects just wasn't possible.
From my reading suppositories are supposed to be more effective than the pills, but if you're numbers are good so far, I wouldn't give it any thought.
From my reading suppositories are supposed to be more effective than the pills, but if you're numbers are good so far, I wouldn't give it any thought.
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I had a miscarriage in September '03. This time, I made my doctor appointment as soon as I found out, and at 6 weeks, they discovered my progesterone levels were low. Mine was 13.3, and they wanted it to be in the 20's, so I was prescribed 400 mg of oral Prometrium twice a day for the rest of the first trimester.
I didn't notice any ill effects from the meds, but as someone else said, it's difficult (especially as a first timer) to distinguish added problems from regular pregnancy symptoms. I'd heard that it caused weight gain, but that wasn't the case for me.
I'm currently at 22 weeks, and everything looks good so far. I've had way, way more ultrasounds than normal, but that's because I was classified as high risk in the beginning.
It's your choice in the end whether or not to take the Prometrium. I don't know why they'd put you on it if your levels are normal, but maybe they just want another level of assurance against miscarriage. My doctor said that there weren't any problems to speak of if your levels get to be higher than normal, but levels that are too low often cause women to lose the pregnancy. I wasn't willing to take that chance.
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I know how stressful it is to be worrying every minute that something might go wrong. Take care, and good luck!
I didn't notice any ill effects from the meds, but as someone else said, it's difficult (especially as a first timer) to distinguish added problems from regular pregnancy symptoms. I'd heard that it caused weight gain, but that wasn't the case for me.
I'm currently at 22 weeks, and everything looks good so far. I've had way, way more ultrasounds than normal, but that's because I was classified as high risk in the beginning.
It's your choice in the end whether or not to take the Prometrium. I don't know why they'd put you on it if your levels are normal, but maybe they just want another level of assurance against miscarriage. My doctor said that there weren't any problems to speak of if your levels get to be higher than normal, but levels that are too low often cause women to lose the pregnancy. I wasn't willing to take that chance.
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