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A few more questions..
From: anonymous@obgyn.net
Wed, 25 Jul 2001 18:30:10 -0500 (CDT)
Thankyou for the below advice..
I am very confused at the moment..How common are false + HPT's? I ask,
as I am desperate to see this experience as a positive experience ie
that we are fertile. I am going to see my dr in the morning and will
ask for a prg test. I have had sooo little bleeding and still have high
temps and discolored areola.
Also, As i have never noticed these symptoms before, it is likely that
my progesterone has not been so high...could this indicate that I was
indeed preg at some stage? What I mean is my progesterone has never
caused these symptoms before, so isn't it unusual to start now?
Thanks, I appreciate you all.
At Tue, 24 Jul 2001, William McIntosh, MD wrote:
>
>At Tue, 24 Jul 2001, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
>>
>>Hello again,
>>
>>thankyou for reading and answering my questions. I posted earlier re:
>>thinking i was pg, having a very faint +hpt a few days ago and then
>>starting a very unusual 'period'. I also had a day 21 progesterone done
>>this month and it was 37.8. Thankyou for answering re: whether or not
>>it indicates pg..i will take another hpt tomorrow am, I am to see my md
>>on thursday am.
>>
>>Until then I have another q..
>>
>>Could the high level of progesterone cause my areola to change color?
>>Is high progesterone unusual if not pg?
>>I haven't noticed bloating, but I did have constipation/loose motions
>>until the bleeding started. Can this be due to the progesterone alone?
>>
>>Thankyou for your time,
>>you moms and docs make me feel like i am not alone..
>>sorry for all the tedious q's, I just feel that if the high prog
>>suggests that i was preg, then at least I know that we are fertile.
>>
>>thankyou again,
>
>A 21 day serum progesterone does not tell you anything about pregnancy,
>only about whether or not you ovulated, which your high level suggestst
>that you did. The changes of early pregnancy, including elevated
>proegesterone levels can cause pigment changes to the areola. Once
>again the high progesterone at day 21 only suggests ovulation, but tells
>us nothing about actual conception.
>
>--
>William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
>
>This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute
>for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.
>
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