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Re: 7 weeks pregnant and prescribed Cronine

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 30 May 2000 12:23:12 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 30 May 2000, MaryJ wrote: >
>Just received call from doctor that my blood test came back positive
>(wanted to get the official blood work done and not rely on the 3 hpt's
>that I took!). Anyway, they said that my progesterone level was 8.8 and
>at this time in a pregnancy they like to see it at a level 10+. They
>prescribed Cronine which I will pick up tonight at the pharmacy and that
>I should be using it once at night. Am I at high risk for miscarriage?
>I am soo scared right now!!
>
>Is 8.8 terribly low? I feel great - no cramping, nausea etc. (only sore
>breasts) They suggest that I take the cronine and come back on June 14th
>(2 weeks) for full checkup. Shouldn't they take me sooner to check that
>my progesterone is increasing?
>
>Please share your thoughts or experiences. This is my first pregnancy.
>
>Thank you,
>MaryJoan

This is a controversial area. Unless you have had previous pregnancy losses that were suggestive of insufficient luteal phase, I would never do a serum progesterone in the first place, and I do not have much confidence in replacement progesterone to be of very much benefit. However, it also has few detrimental side effects.

The reality is that if you are going to miscarry, you are going to miscarry, and there is virtually nothing that anyone can do about it. Since you have no symptoms to suggest that anything is wrong, I don't see that you have any greater risk than anyone else.

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