Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Posted January 18, 2008 If you've got a progesterone deficiency, cream may not be enough. When I was in the midst of my miscarriage in Spring of '06 I insisted they checked my progesterone despite know-it-all doc telling me I had had a healthy baby 3 years before so I couldn't possible be low in progesterone. Well, he ate his words. My level should have been 20+ and was 1. So I have a bottle of Prometrium that I keep on hand in case I ever need it again. - Janet > I haven't read the book...but I have done a lot of research on how > doctors treat women with 's when they are pg and many of them > need less than what I am on. I did up my hc from 27.5 to 35 and I > felt good on that. I am more suspicious of the thyroid being out of > whack...I found lots of info stating that women need to increase in > the first weeks of pg by 30-50%!!! Also, I have all the symptoms of > low progesterone and I was using cream but I think it may have been > too little too late...God knows. I am praying for answers. > > Thanks, Val. > > Kim > Quote
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Posted January 18, 2008 There are also progesterone injections that many reproductive endos prescribe for cases like this. Re: Re: Another miscarriage If you've got a progesterone deficiency, cream may not be enough. When I was in the midst of my miscarriage in Spring of '06 I insisted they checked my progesterone despite know-it-all doc telling me I had had a healthy baby 3 years before so I couldn't possible be low in progesterone. Well, he ate his words. My level should have been 20+ and was 1. So I have a bottle of Prometrium that I keep on hand in case I ever need it again. - Janet > I haven't read the book...but I have done a lot of research on how > doctors treat women with 's when they are pg and many of them > need less than what I am on. I did up my hc from 27.5 to 35 and I > felt good on that. I am more suspicious of the thyroid being out of > whack...I found lots of info stating that women need to increase in > the first weeks of pg by 30-50%!!! Also, I have all the symptoms of > low progesterone and I was using cream but I think it may have been > too little too late...God knows. I am praying for answers. > > Thanks, Val. > > Kim > Quote
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Posted January 19, 2008 I had to use progesterone vaginal suppositories everyday till over 1/2 way through pregnancy. I had a healthy baby boy. B God Bless America! One nation under God ----- Original Message ----- > There are also progesterone injections that many reproductive endos > prescribe for cases like this. > > Quote
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