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Hey Paula79 - if you upped your dose and the spotting stopped, then you've probably found the right dose that your body needs. I've also read of women taking 200mg 3/day, so it doesn't sound like an outrageous dose. And yes -- the reason you cited about continuing to a hold an abnormal pregnancy that would otherwise be miscarried is I think one reason why more doctors aren't proactive about putting women on prometrium...because there is the concern that it can sustain an otherwise unviable/unhealthy pregnancy. The pregnancy might still terminate itself if it's not viable; think about all the women who have normal progesterone levels who m/c because the pregnancy isn't healthy. And I have no idea if we pee out the unused progesterone. I'd like to think we do, but because Prometrium was not created or intended for use in preventing m/c, there are no studies done on using it in pregnancy. We're all basically guinea pigs in this, hoping for a healthy pregnancy that doesn't compromise our health or baby's health, now or long term! Sorry -- didn't mean to be scary. By the way, are you taking the progesterone vaginally or orally? Women seem to have much better results (myself included) taking it vaginally. Good luck and keep us psoted!

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