WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for June, 1998: Re: Progesterone suppositories

Re: Progesterone suppositories

From: Shoup (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 6 Jun 1998 10:51:31 -0500

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>My Dr. prescribed progesterone suppositories to hopefully lenghten my
>LP and to see if this would correct spotting I've been having each cycle
>at 8dpo. The instructions the nurse gave me were as follows....Start
>suppositories the day after I ovulate and use 2x per day. Stop
>suppositories on the day I would expect my period to begin and do a pg
>test. Then proceed to do the same for next cycles. Here are my
>questions. 1. Will I still be able to see a dip and rise while
>charting BBT's to know when ovulation occurs (I read where these
>suppositories elavate BBT)? 2. What becomes day one of my cycle when I
>stop the suppositories since I won't get an actually period or will I
>get a red flow? 3. Will an OPK be affected by these suppositories or
>will it still work to predict ovulation? I'm really not understanding
>how I will know where my new cycle begins if I don't get bleeding with
>these. Any insights would help.

Hi Jenn :)

1) Progesterone raises your temp (whether it be your own or the suppositories) but this occurs post-ov and shouldn't affect your temps before you ovulate. If you were ovulating in previous cycles and could see the dip and rise, the supps shouldn't affect that.

2) Day #1 would be the first day of red bleeding. You should get your period unless you are pregnant but the extra progesterone tends to lengthen the cycle by a few days.

3) The OPK is done prior to ovulation. The suppositories wouldn't affect the OPK (didn't for me anyway!).

Unless you are pregnant, you should have a period two weeks (or a bit longer due to the progesterone supplementation) after ovulation. Are you thinking that the suppositories will prevent a period?

If you have a short luteal phase, I don't understand why the nurse would want you to stop the supplements. Usually they are used until one of two things happen a) your period starts or b) you are 10-14 weeks pregnant (at which point the placenta takes over).

Have you had your progesterone level checked (before starting supplementation)?

Mary

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