thread: Short Luteal Phase, what helped you?

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  1. #1
    Registered User

    Dec 2011
    Perth
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    Hi Babyluv,
    You have a really short luteal phase just like me (I'm between 4 and 8 days)! My first bit of advice is if you've been charting your cycles take all evidence possible to your FS appointment. I've had trouble getting 2 different specialists to believe that my short LP is true!

    I now use progesterone pessaries twice a day from ovulation and consistently have a 13 day LP when using them. Also, I had a lot of spotting during my luteal phase so had a laparoscopy and d&c to check it out. The d&c stopped the spotting and the progesterone lengthens the luteal phase

    Hopefully I haven't scared you - you probably won't need any surgery but maybe just progesterone supplementation. Oh - and I tried vitamin B and vitex but unfortunately it made no difference for me.

    PS - I'm really encouraged hearing that you've had a healthy baby. Thank you! Sorry for your losses

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Jul 2009
    2,251

    Thanks Mich8,

    Yes every now and then I get lucky and seem to have a normal cycle and when that happens we seem to get pregnant fairly easily but with the m/c and the unknown of when I could get a normal cycle again I just don't want to play the wait and see. Who knows how long it could take, if there's help out there I'll take it. I've been charting because I gathered he may get me to do that and so if I go with my charts already, that may help. Thanks so much, it's good to know there is something that can be done. I have been on the B6 vit from blackmores for quite a few months now too without any change.