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Re: progesterone before pregnancy

From: Mary (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 11 Oct 1998 22:26:25 -0500

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>My husband and I are trying once again to get pregnant after 3
>miscarriages and one normal pregnancy and delivery. My problem is not
>getting pregnant, it's sustaining the pregnancy. I'm 26 years old and
>I've lost pregnancies at 10, 7, and 7 weeks. I last got pregnant in
>February of this year, and miscarried in March. My doctor prescribed
>progesterone because of the possibility that I may have Luteal Phase
>Defect. My husband I have had all of the genetic testing done which
>showed nothing abnormal. I did carry my daughter to term while on
>progesterone for the first 3 months, however I know that the
>progesterone may or may not have contributed to my full term pregnancy.
>My question is this: I am 13 dpo and feel very pregnant. Sore breasts,
>upset stomach, etc. I still have some progesterone left over from my
>last pregnancy that ended in miscarriage. Would it harm anything to go
>ahead and start the progesterone just in case? Could it delay my period
>if I'm not really pregnant, or give a false pregnancy test? We're very
>anxious to start very early on the progesterone due to the fact that I
>seem to lose the pregnancies early on. Thanks for any suggestions you
>can give!

Hi Andrea,

{ Disclaimer: I am not a physician. The info below is based on personal experience :) }

Usually supplemental progesterone is begun a day or two after ovulation. Is your doctor aware that you and your hubby are attempting to conceive? If so, I would have thought s/he would have prescribed the progesterone already.

If I were you I would go to the doc's office in the morning and have blood drawn for a serum pregnancy test. This can detect pregnancy as early as 7-10 days after ovulation.

If you are not pregnant, yes, progesterone can delay your period for a few days.

And no, it cannot give a false positive. The pregnancy test is sensitive for human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) so extra progesterone in your system will not alter pregnancy test results.

Best of luck to you. I hope you *pass* your test ! Please write back and let us know the results :)

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Mary Shoup
Coordinator, Pregnancy & Birth
mary.shoup@obgyn.net

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