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Re: Progesterone level

From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Tue, 25 Jul 2000 17:09:05 -0500 (CDT)


At Tue, 25 Jul 2000, Fran wrote: >
>Is progesterone supposed to continue to rise throughout 1st and 2nd
>trimester? I was on supplements until a few days ago because I did IVF
>and my level was relatively high (80 ng/ml). I had it checked today
>(10w2d) and it had fallen to 42. Could the drop be attributable to
>discontinuing supplements? I was on 1/2 cc of PIO daily. Is it possible
>my placenta isn't ready yet to take over progesterone production?

Usually declines after 12 weeks or so.

--
William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
Clarksville, TN

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