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I am in exact same situation as Sharon. I had spotting last Saturday. The doctor determined my Progesterone was 9.6 and should be 11. I am on supplements as well, 200mg/twice a day. I had a sonogram today and no heartbeat was visible. (However they said that sometimes it is hard to find this early on.) I have to go back next week. The sonogram people seemed optomistic telling me that my "sac" looked good. I am trying to be positive too, but it is really difficult when you have no idea what is going on! I wish you all the best of luck and feel free to email me at AprilLKenney@verizon.net

Angie M-Hey Angie are you still out there? You should be delivering by now or maybe you already have. Let me know-I have been thinking about you and want to know how you are doing! For everyone else I would like to update you to give you some hope. I have had two misscarriages and two full term, healthy pregnancies. I have been on progesterone since ovulation after having my second misscarriage right before this pregnancy-with that pregnancy I tried not taking progesterone but sadly it ended in misscarriage. My other two children were also concieved and born on progesterone. I am now 36 weeks with my third "progesterone" baby and although I had a few trips to the hospital for pre-term labor, and alot of ups and downs with my levels, I have made it this far and the baby looks great. For all of you just starting out, hang in there! It really does help maintain a healthy pregnancy and even if your levels are really high, your child can still be completely healthy and normal and full-term. Today I actually had to go in a have an external version done because the baby was still breech. That is when the doctor turns the baby from the outside with ultrasound guidance-it hurt like hell but now she is head down, I am dilated 2 cm. and everything looks good. So after this long road of worries, spotting, contractions, progesterone fluctuations etc. my baby girl will be here soon and so will all of your beautiful babes!! I will be thinking of you all so take care of yourselves and just keep up the hope and prayers.

Not sure if this is appropriate or if anyone would even consider it safe since no one knows anyone here. But I was a surrogate that lost the baby early in pregn. See above posts. Well, The meds are purchased under the mothers name and we can't give them back to the pharmacy, besides the fact that I am not sure that it is legal, etc. Pharmacy did it that way though. I have a full, unopened vial of 10ml of PIO prog. in Oil. 50mg/ml, and 18 Prometrium 200MG Vaginal supp. left. My Ip's can't have anymore kids, so they will only go to waste unless I find a fellow surrogate to take them. But most of them are through clinics and not buying the meds. Just like me. I do have about 6 ml in another vile also. But could certainly understand if you didn't want that. Just take it and toss it if you want. I want to give them to someone that has to pay for their meds. Someone that doesn't have insurance to help pay. I will give you my phone number and address. But to keep my Ip's safe, I cannot reveal any information about them or their location. Your doctors can check these out I am sure. I know they are expensive and would really hate to see them wasted. I also have a bunch of shots left. 1ml's and 10ml's. I would appreciate like $5. to cover shipping. If you have paypal, You can pay through there. And you will see that this isn't any kind of hoax, etc I have a long history with ebay. Let me know if you are interested, write me at lmtae2@yahoo.com. Take care all, and good luck.

PS. I have to go first come, first serve. But let me know if you don't need the shots, maybe someone else can use them, even if not for this. But please only those not covered by ins.

I had come to this sight for a different reason (to find out if being on progesterone can cause breast lumps near under the armpits). I had gone through ivf in may, was on progestrone till 10 week. next day after i stopped the progest., i started spotting (dark brownish blood nonstop for a week) i was able to eventually get an appointment (after a week can you imagine), but the baby was fine (i mean there was a heartbeat, but up to now i don't know if there was something else they found since i haven't discuss things with my dr). the ultr.sund was done on thursday the 4th(on 10 going to 11weeks), bleeding stopped friday(i was happy) and then out of now where started cramping sunday night (7th). called doctor on monday, told me there is nothing she can do but to come in on friday(that will be the 12th). cramping dimished on monday so i thought it was going to go away and was also counting on the fact that just had the ultr sound last thursday and things were fine. tues, cramping picked up with full force and had to call 911 to take me in. personnel in emergency room to their sweet time before paying attention to me all the while i was groaning in a corner. this was the 9th, i got there about 8pm didn't have a sonogram till almost 12am, where my baby had no heartbeat anymore. i could not believe it. i was scheduled for a d&c for last friday (12th) but when i got there i found out they were just going to take out the baby but i wanted another ultr.sound first 'cos i could not believe the baby that was ok last week was suddenly gone. cancelled the d&c 'cos mr dr said she didn't have time for another u/s before the d&c. I had one somewhere else that day where they confimed baby was dead. d&c was done 2 days ago (16th) a day before my birthday ( it was and still is painful). I was scared that a dead baby was inside me the whole week though, and relieved that it was gone because i was scared some other wierd things might start to happen.
but anyway, i can here today because i saw a almost protuding lump close to my armpit under my breast today, and i began to wonder if it was the progetrone i was on for 10 weeks. i am still trying to deal with a lost pregnancy and now i am feeling lumps in my breast. does anyone has answers? what are the side effects of progesterone supplements?

I'm at the end of 5wks and have a normal HCG but my progesterone level is dropping after having been rising and so I'm worried. I started at 25, went to 27 then to 33 and now down to 23. Anyone have anything similar to this? I'm trying hard not to worry but I had an ectopic in May and so am watching everything very closely.

Hi Constance, your levels sound ok but maybe get on the supplements to keep it up. I was at 11, went down to 9 and went on Crinone gel til 12 weeks. I am now 16 1/2 weeks and going good so far!!! :)

Chris O , why did they stop progesterone my dr said once on it I have to stay on it for 12 weeks till the placenta takes over. I see you say you stopped at 10 weeks

Christine, I wish I knew why they stopped. In fact I was telling my husband that even if they were going to stopped me, won't the appropiate thing to do was test my levels first to determine if it was ok to stop or not? I mean do Drs just take patients of a medication without first making sure the medication has done what it was suppose to do? These are questions i intend to ask on my next visit. and I don't plan on doing that till next month, i am just so angry, and miserable and I keep feeling that there was negligence somewhere and I am still trying to figure things out. Also the fetus will be tested for any chromosonal defects to see if there was any, may be that was the cause of miscarriage.

Chris O , I understand you get very angry. I had 3 miscarriage all from low progesterone, finally I caught this pregnancy at 4 weeks exactly with a strong pregnancy line and started to take prometrium twice a day but I had to keep asking for it . Also I have breast lumps and there was a question of a lesion in one breast so until they were sure it was nothing I couldn't take because they said if there is any underlying breast condition (cancer) the progesterone progresses the problem . Keep your chin up and be strong I know it is hard. I am 39 on my fifth pregnancy and I only have 1 child so it has been rough. I don't have a problem getting pregnant usually 1 time but I had a problem with progesterone. I am 7weeks now and taking one day at a time. I am thinking positive. If it is meant to be god will let me hold on to this pregnancy.

Constance, I think I'm kinda in the same boat your in. I'm not sure how far along I am, around 5 weeks. Last week my HCG levels were good, but my Prog levels were a 6 and they should be an 11. I'm now on the 200mg supplements twice a day. U/s on the 31st, then I'll know more.

I had a m/c about 3 months ago because of a blighted ovum. Today I am about 5 & 1/2 wks and my progestrone level has been dropping it is now a 13 my beta level are alowly going up and I not sure what to think! I have an u/s in 2 weeks and can help to think the something is happening again. Has anyone had 2 m/c back to back? Have you found out what is causing it?

Hi -

I had a blighted ovum 9 years ago, a healthy girl 8 years ago, and this year a miscarriage due to a uterine polyp and then an ectopic.

I am now 5 weeks and 2 days into a new pregnancy. My blood test came back and my HGC was 5,000, but my progesterone only 11. My doctor says this is OK, it is the low end of normal. If it was less than ten he would supplement. I am going in for an ultrasound tomorrow, but am afraid. The doctor doesn't seem to think anything is wrong at this point. Does progesterone increase on it's own? Even just by 4 or 6 units?

the doctor have been giving progesterone but since i have very severe form of morning sickneess wichch i don't have in my previous baby. i can i get rid of the progesterone in my body and feel better? i am 14 weeks pregnant.

I had a miscarriage due to a uterine polyp (since removed) and an ectopic (treated with drugs), earlier this year. I am now 5 weeks and 4 days into my next pregnancy. At 5 weeks 1 day, my HCG was 5000, and my progesterone 12. I thought this was low, and was concerned, because I had some light brown spotting after sexual intercourse the day before. My doctor doesn't seem worried. He says he has delivered healthy babies to women with progesterone levels of 7! The ultrasound today at 5 wks 4 days showed the sac, measuring a healthy 5 wks, 6 days.... The doctor doesn't seem to think I need the progesterone, but he could see I was worried and gave me the prescription for supplements. He doesn't think they will make a difference one way or the other. I don't know what to do. I spotted on and off when I was pregnant with my daughter, so maybe it is normal for me. I don't want to take the supplements unless I really need to. Any advice?

Has anybody noticed any off white discharge, different than normal, after taking the vaginal supplements?