Progesterone after a M/C

shockd&amazed · Mar 8th, 2008, 09:44 AM

Hi everyone,
First of all, sorry to read about people's losses.
I am currently having my second m/c. Lost one four years ago at 9 wks and this one was only 5wks2days when started.
I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of progesterone?
My doc gave me some this time to try and stop the 'spotting' (as I thought it was at beginning - turns out was a full blown m/c)
Can it help sustain pregnancy if your levels are low? Anyone had any experience/ going through it now?
I want to try again really soon but am so scared my levels aren't highenough to sustain a pregnancy.

X

Rumpskin · Mar 8th, 2008, 11:04 AM

I dont know anything about it lovely but wanted to give you a hug x

snowflake · Mar 10th, 2008, 07:28 AM

HI shockd&amazed,

I am so sorry for what you are going through at the moment. It's just too cruel. I can understand what you are going through as I suffered a missed miscarriage in January at 10 weeks. When I went for my scan it showed the baby had died at 8 weeks and 3 days.

In relation to the Progesterone, I definitely believe that it can help sustain a pregnancy if the levels are low. A friend of mine had two consecutive miscarriages, both at 12 weeks which was devastating for her. On her third pregnancy she was given Progesterone shots every week from the moment she found out she was pregnant and she carried to full term. On her fourth pregnancy she had the same thing done and firmly believes that without the shots, she would have miscarried again. Hope this is of some help.

shockd&amazed · Mar 10th, 2008, 09:36 AM

Thanks ladies and thanks Snowflake. That gives me a lot of hope.
It's so awful after a miscarriage isn't it? One minute I am positive and ready to try again, the next I feel depressed and like a failure.
My OH is trying to be good but sometimes he just doens't get it. I can't even be bothered to do normal things at the moment, just feel like lying about.
Oh well...
Got to keep trying!
Good luck to all xxx

snowflake · Mar 10th, 2008, 10:40 AM

Hi shockd&amazed,

It is a terrible time and I know exactly what you mean about wanting to do nothing but ly about the place. I was lilke that for the first two weeks following my micarriage, then I felt really good in myself for another two weeks and then I hit a low again for a week (must have been PMT) where I felt really off in myself and very teary and depressed but thankfully since the beginning of last week I am feeling back to my old self again. These things take time to get over so be sure to pamper yourself and take as much time as you need.

BTW totally understand what you mean about OH. My DH was really good through my miscarriage but bounced back much more quickly than I did, too quickly I thought but at the end of the day they woudln't have had the same bond as we did with our babies.

shockd&amazed · Mar 10th, 2008, 14:19 PM

Can i ask did you all have hcg monitored after an early miscarriage? Or just let nature take its course?
My doc asked me to have an hcg blood test, but this was before I miscarried and I ended up not going...now I wonder if I am meant to anyway? I can't get hold of him at moment to say I've def miscarried and not sure waht the general norm is nowadays?
When I had my last m/c there was no talkl of having hcg measured afterwards but now I am reading a lot about it on the net and wondered if I am still supposed to have it done?
I was only 5weeks2 days when m/c began and pretty much feel it has all come away now (the worst of it anyway!) but I wondered are you meant to have hcg measured afteR? Is it dangerous not to?
XX

Carmello_01 · Jan 6th, 2010, 01:48 AM

I'm currently using progesterone in this pregnancy following miscarriage.
I approached a Natural fertility clinic in hope of finding answers to my recurring miscarriages. I found out I had a luteal phase deficiency, specifically of progesterone. I was producing enough to get pregnant but not stay pregnant. In the days after ovualtion I had hCG injections to 'boost' the corpus luteum and encourage it to produce more progesterone. Then when we found out we had concieved I was prescribed 5000iu hCG and 200mg progesterone injected twice weekly.
Just had a scan at 10 weeks, everything seems to be going well. That arvo I found out my progesterone levels have started to dip, despite my hcg being great so i have been prescribed 200mg progesterone pessaries to be taken nightly and to continue with the injections. So, here we are, fingers and toes very tightly crossed and praying this little one sticks!

Best of luck on this crazy journey

Mar 8th, 2008, 09:44 AM	#1
shockd&amazed Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 595	Progesterone after a M/C Hi everyone, First of all, sorry to read about people's losses. I am currently having my second m/c. Lost one four years ago at 9 wks and this one was only 5wks2days when started. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of progesterone? My doc gave me some this time to try and stop the 'spotting' (as I thought it was at beginning - turns out was a full blown m/c) Can it help sustain pregnancy if your levels are low? Anyone had any experience/ going through it now? I want to try again really soon but am so scared my levels aren't highenough to sustain a pregnancy. X

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Mar 8th, 2008, 11:04 AM	#2
Rumpskin Other BnB Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,261	I dont know anything about it lovely but wanted to give you a hug x

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Mar 10th, 2008, 07:28 AM	#3
snowflake Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 102	HI shockd&amazed, I am so sorry for what you are going through at the moment. It's just too cruel. I can understand what you are going through as I suffered a missed miscarriage in January at 10 weeks. When I went for my scan it showed the baby had died at 8 weeks and 3 days. In relation to the Progesterone, I definitely believe that it can help sustain a pregnancy if the levels are low. A friend of mine had two consecutive miscarriages, both at 12 weeks which was devastating for her. On her third pregnancy she was given Progesterone shots every week from the moment she found out she was pregnant and she carried to full term. On her fourth pregnancy she had the same thing done and firmly believes that without the shots, she would have miscarried again. Hope this is of some help.

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Mar 10th, 2008, 09:36 AM	#4
shockd&amazed Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 595	Thanks ladies and thanks Snowflake. That gives me a lot of hope. It's so awful after a miscarriage isn't it? One minute I am positive and ready to try again, the next I feel depressed and like a failure. My OH is trying to be good but sometimes he just doens't get it. I can't even be bothered to do normal things at the moment, just feel like lying about. Oh well... Got to keep trying! Good luck to all xxx

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Mar 10th, 2008, 10:40 AM	#5
snowflake Trying to conceive (TTC) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 102	Hi shockd&amazed, It is a terrible time and I know exactly what you mean about wanting to do nothing but ly about the place. I was lilke that for the first two weeks following my micarriage, then I felt really good in myself for another two weeks and then I hit a low again for a week (must have been PMT) where I felt really off in myself and very teary and depressed but thankfully since the beginning of last week I am feeling back to my old self again. These things take time to get over so be sure to pamper yourself and take as much time as you need. BTW totally understand what you mean about OH. My DH was really good through my miscarriage but bounced back much more quickly than I did, too quickly I thought but at the end of the day they woudln't have had the same bond as we did with our babies.

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Mar 10th, 2008, 14:19 PM	#6
shockd&amazed Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 595	Can i ask did you all have hcg monitored after an early miscarriage? Or just let nature take its course? My doc asked me to have an hcg blood test, but this was before I miscarried and I ended up not going...now I wonder if I am meant to anyway? I can't get hold of him at moment to say I've def miscarried and not sure waht the general norm is nowadays? When I had my last m/c there was no talkl of having hcg measured afterwards but now I am reading a lot about it on the net and wondered if I am still supposed to have it done? I was only 5weeks2 days when m/c began and pretty much feel it has all come away now (the worst of it anyway!) but I wondered are you meant to have hcg measured afteR? Is it dangerous not to? XX

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Jan 6th, 2010, 01:48 AM	#7
Carmello_01 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 549	I'm currently using progesterone in this pregnancy following miscarriage. I approached a Natural fertility clinic in hope of finding answers to my recurring miscarriages. I found out I had a luteal phase deficiency, specifically of progesterone. I was producing enough to get pregnant but not stay pregnant. In the days after ovualtion I had hCG injections to 'boost' the corpus luteum and encourage it to produce more progesterone. Then when we found out we had concieved I was prescribed 5000iu hCG and 200mg progesterone injected twice weekly. Just had a scan at 10 weeks, everything seems to be going well. That arvo I found out my progesterone levels have started to dip, despite my hcg being great so i have been prescribed 200mg progesterone pessaries to be taken nightly and to continue with the injections. So, here we are, fingers and toes very tightly crossed and praying this little one sticks! Best of luck on this crazy journey

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