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Re: Natural progesterone to start period? Dr. Almen please reply
From: Meggy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 12:27:43 -0500 (CDT)
Before my pregnancy was confirmed I stupedly took four of the white
pills from the triphasel 28 day birth control pack to start my period,
they are the pills closer to when the period is supposed to start (
someone told me this was a good thing to try to do) I believe these
pills contain more progesterone and am worried that I have now hurt my
unborn child. Would this cause birth defects or stunt the fetal growth
in any way? Please respond. Thanks.
At Sun, 24 Jun 2001, William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG wrote:
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>At Sat, 23 Jun 2001, Nicole wrote:
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>>I am on CD35, not pregnant, waiting to get my period so I can start IUI
>>this cycle. I called my RE who said that if I do not get my period over
>>the weekend, I can go in to his office and get a shot of natural
>>progesterone. I thought they meant Provera, which is a synthetic
>>progesterone, but the nurse corrected me and said it would be natural
>>progesterone. My question is, what are the benefits of using natural
>>progesterone vs. Provera? How long might it take for my period to
>>arrive? Thank you.
>Nicole
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>No difference as far as starting period goes. The reason for natural
>progesterone is that if you are pregnant, it will not potentially lead
>to birth defects like the synthetic progesterones may do (there is a
>slight increase in certain defects when synthetic hormones are given
>while a woman is already pregnant)
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>--
>William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
>Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
>Private Practice
>New Orleans, La.
>
>*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.
>
>*These comments are for educational purposes only. They are
>not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
>health care provider. They are not intended to be the start
>of a physician-patient relationship.
>
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