Re: A quick luteal phase question for the Doc

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At Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Janice wrote: >
>Hi. I have a normal luteal phase of 13-14 days. I used crinone gel
>from two days post ovulation til today and tested negative on a hpt at
>11 days post ovulation. I know im not pregnant. If i stop the
>progesterone tonight, will that make my luteal phase shorter, and thus
>should i stay on it even if i know im not pregnant for the normal length
>of time my luteal phase is to protect my luteal phase and not not make
>it shorter? Or will the luteal phase not be affected if i stop the
>progesterone a few days short of when the phase normally would end. I
>have had two recent early miscarraiges and the doctor thinks even though
>my progesterone test is 12.2, he thinks that my lining is not responding
>thickly enough to the progesterone i make, so that i need the crinone.
>Anyway, I just dont want to have to take this stuff any more during the
>cycle than i have too, i hate the discharge and if i know i am not
>pregnant a few days before my true luteal phase ends i would like to be
>able to stop it, but i am afraid my luteal phase will end up being
>adversly affected because i will have programmed it to end shorter by
>stopping the crinone early. I thank the doc graciously for his/her
>time! Janice

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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital Fernández
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Barcelo University
Vicepresident of Argentine Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Director Latina Obgyn.net- http\latina.obgyn.net\espanol
Buenos Aires
Argentina

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