Success w/Prometrium

Just wanted to pass along that I found out
I had a LP defect after charting
bbt's for 3 cycles. I talked to my ob-gyn
about it. He prescribed Prometrium, 100mg once per day.
I started taking it the night of the day my temp shifted.
I had implantation spotting on dpo 8,9, and 11.
I had a positive hpt 12 dpo. I am now 18 dpo
w/ a strong positive blood PG test.
My ob-gyn says he will keep me on the
Prometrium until 10 weeks past date of conception.
Prometrium is a natural form of progestrone you take orally.
It certainly has worked for me so far.

How do you know if you need prometrium or clomid?
I have gotten 2 separate opinions.
My OB says to take prometrium (my projesterone was
8.2 last month at two different times after ovulation).
An RE thinks that I need to take clomid.
My cycles are really long - 38 days last
month. I could have luteal phase defect -
I think that's what it's called.

I am also taking baby aspirin once a day.
Any advice out there?

Any tests I should ask for?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Sarah

Re: Progesterone

Hi!
I went in for a "talk"
with my fertility doctor on the 4th.
I had taken this past month off from Clomid,
etc. to get my mind in order.
I didn't even chart!
I had a faint positive on a urine test
and a faint positive on a blood serum!
They made me come back that Friday
and I had another positive, and it had
doubled. They still think its low,
but if I ovulated later,
like I think I did, it wouldn't be low.
I had a slightly low progesterone
the cycle before, so I used
Progesterone Max 1000mg cream,
also had used Vitex the first part of the cycle,
green tea daily, vitamin B6 and prenatal vitamins.
I think with my progesterone being low,
but not extremely low (10) the cream helped
push me up to the level needed.
I hope this will help someone in a similar situation!

Michelle

ChristineD
Message for Progesterone page
Wed, 13 Oct 1999 17:01:22

Hello everyone -
We have been ttc for 7 months
with no luck so far.
Love this site.
I was diagnosed with a short luteal
phase after taking 3 months
of detailed charts into my OB
- prescribed clomid/crinone,
but I switched after one month
to progesterone (prometrium)
pills (100 mgs 3x day) -
I thought the cream was gross!
Although you must remember to take the
pills, this was a great alternative
for anyone who finds the cream
(daily cottage-cheesy discharge)
less than pleasant!!
-Christined

Rose
Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:48:04 -0700
I want to let all those ttc ladies out there
know that you can o and still have low progesterone.
My dr has been telling me that i haven't o'd
because my progesterone is low.
When I showed my chart to an RE he said it was a
great cycle, except my progesterone is too low.
He prescribed me progesterone suppositories!
If a dr tells you that you couldn't possibly
have o'd based just on progesterone,
find another dr.
The dr could be wrong and
you could get pg and miscarry.
ttcRose

I am on CD 9 and have been using
Natural Progesterone cream for 4 cycles.
I read the book What Your Doctor May Not
Tell You About Pre-menopause by Dr. John Lee
and it has a lot of good information
for women between the ages of 25 and 45
who are trying to conceive.

I am 31 and I have had a shorter and shorter LP
over the past 5 years and decided to try to
lengthen it by using the Natural Progesterone.
My LP is definitely longer, but I'm not PG yet.
Cycles were up to 33 days long, now
they are around 28-30 days long. Prior to starting the
cream, my periods would be light for 3-4 days,
then heavy. The Progesterone cream hasn't changed
that at all. My LP was anywhere from 8 -12 days long,
not long enough!

I use the cream in the a.m. and p.m.,
putting about 1/2 tsp on my face, chest, neck, or inside of
upper arm. Use it on the day after ovulation until my period starts.
Am wondering if I need to use more or need to
continue longer as my period seems to start lightly on day 29 or 30,
then might stop completely before becoming heavy for 2 days.

Any suggestions out there???

Attack the LPD with:

After my first miscarriage I began to question what was wrong.
The doctor assured me that it wasn't my fault,
or anything that I did. But I continued to have
a nagging suspicion over the next few months.

Fortunately I have months of BBT charts to rely on.
THERE IT WAS, or rather wasn't,
a noticeable temperature rise! Even at 6 weeks. I had
my progesterone level checked -- 2.1 at 5 dpo,
should have been at least 10-12.
The nurse told me disappointedly
that I couldn't be pregnant,
but she was wrong!
After a positive weak blood serum test,
I lost my second pg.

I have since seen a new dr who I blew away with evidence
and insistence, and am now going to try Crinone
(8% prescription vaginal supplement).
Finally I feel like I have a powerful tool and some
control of my life.

If I can help motivate anyone else to take charge
it will be worth the pain and loss.

Be strong!

LisaK

FROM DISCUSSION BOARD:
Posted By: Jill ttc#2, m/c #1
Friday, 24 September 1999, at 7:47 p.m.
I bought the Progestone 900
(which has both natural progesterone and wild yam)
I got a response telling me to return that.
My problem is that when I went to return it at GNC,
that was the only brand they had!
I live in a small rural area,
do other GNC's sell other brands?
If so, what brand SHOULD I take?
I ovulated 2 days ago, so I want to try it immediately.
Any info appreciated!
Jill

You can purchase Progesterone Cream from the TTC Store.

I like the new progesterone site.
I have been debating trying out the cream,
I lost a baby in the first trimester this year, and am ttc.

So, after hearing that wild yam was not good,
I was a little confused,
because all of the natural progesterone creams
I had seen has had that as an ingredient.
But, I got a post from someone telling me
that Momma Kath conceived on progesterone 900.
So, I am using that now, I believe I conceived 2 or 3 days ago.
Can you use it anywhere, or do you apply it somewhere specific?
When should I discontinue- when I get af?
When I get a positive pregnancy test, to start suppositories?

Any more info would be great!

Thanks,
Jill

Jill,

I was not the one who conceived using progesterone 900.
I actually don't believe the creams are effective, but
Elizabeth and others claim they helped.

I am taking a prescription Progesterone
which mimics exactly the composition of human progesterone.

As for when to use it - Definitely wait until AFTER your temp rise.
Stop using it if you test -hpt @ 14 dpo so your body knows it can let go.
Your body needs to have a drop in the progesterone level for AF to arrive.

Sorry I couldn't help more.

Momma Kath