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Re: Progesterone
From: Dona (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 23:17:23 -0600 (CST)
My Provera is also 5mg dosage.I think there is also a 10mg.I guess the
dosage just depends on how your progesterone labs are and what type of
Progesterone? I dunno.I will have to ask my doc when I see him.Dona
>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Sonnet wrote:
>Two thoughts: One, you will only get a period when you STOP taking the
>progesterone after taking it for a while. Progesterone is what allows
>your body to build up a lining in the uterus. You take it, and it
>builds up, and then you stop. And that withdrawl is what causes the
>bleed. I think most women start a period a few days after their last
>dose of progesterone. (This is why many women who have PCOS take
>progesterone supplements to help them hold a pregnancy instead of
>miscarry, as well as why it can be dangerous to take Provera or
>equivalent when pregnant - the withdrawl when you stop may induce a
>miscarriage.)
>
>Second, what kind of progesterone are you taking? 5mg seems awfully low
>to me. I know when I take Prometrium, the daily dose is 200mg. When I
>was on natural progesterone cream (a la GNC) the capsules were 20mg and
>it said to take 1-3 daily. But the doses may be different for different
>types of progesterone. It might just be that 5mg isn't enough to allow
>your body to build up a lining.
>
>At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Leona wrote:
>>
>>I have been taking progesterone 5mg for a week to induce a period but
>>nothing has happened. Anyone else had this experience?
>
>--
>Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
>
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