Re: Progesterone
From: Sonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 01:57:36 -0600 (CST)
No, you're probably quite right then. I haven't ever been on Provera
myself..... wait a minute, as I type that, I think I have some in the
cupboard I never took, One tic I'll brb!
Okay so my old Provera is 10mg too! I think you're right, maybe it just
depends on what kind of progesterone it is??? I know one is natural and
one is synthetic, so that probably makes some difference as well. And
now I feel like I am just talking out my a** about something which I
don't know enough about, so I am leaving it at that! :)
At Sun, 4 Nov 2001, Dona wrote:
>
>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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Sonnet Fitzgerald, PCOS Association, Online Community Liaison. Email: sonnet@pcosupport.org
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