Re: Decreasing Progesterone Levels

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At Thu, 28 Aug 2003, Holly wrote: >
>Is it considered normal for a progesterone level to slightly decrease
>from week-to-week between 3 and 6 weeks of pregnancy. Because of a
>recent miscarriage, I have my HCG and progesterone levels followed since
>week 3 of my current pregnancy. My HCG level has been rising very
>quickly (I'm at the high end of normal range). My Progesterone was 22
>at week 3, 18.3 at week 5 and 17.4 at week 6. I understand that the
>Progesterone is not supposed to rise as the HCG does, and that stays
>around the same level for several weeks, but is it normal for it to
>drop? From what I've read, 20 is average for week 4 of pregnancy and 40
>is average for week 14 of pregnancy. What that tells me is that the
>Progesterone should be going up at a slow rate. My doctor's office
>tells me not to worry because I'm in the normal range (I understand I'm
>in the normal range), but they haven't told me if this is normal to
>decrease and if it's a warning sign. Can you answer that for me?

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Argentina
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