Hi

I saw a OB/GYN today regarding my miscarriages. I have had 4 m/c's spanning over 13 years and two healthy kids in between and I am now pregnant again (5 weeks).

I asked the Dr about Progesterone and whether he thinks that could be a reason for my m/c's. He said that as i have had two healthy children he did not see how i could have low progesterone levels. My progesterone levels have never been tested (that i know of) during a pregnancy as yet. He also said that it is very hard to tell if your levels are actually low or if they are already falling.

So my question is this.. Could i have low progesterone levels in one pregnancy but not another, or is it something will always be low? If i have had two healthy pregnancies could the others have failed due to low progesterone?

He said that they only really use it in IVF cases as there is alot of debate as to whether it actually works. He really felt strongly that it would not help me but said that if i really wanted to try it we could but it would be a little late now as they usually start treatment at 4 weeks.

I am starting to feel like i should have said yes, i would like to try, but he was so adamant that he didn't think it was a good idea so i went with him on it.

Any advice?

Thanks
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I was not an IVF person, and started progesterone pessaries at 5.5 weeks. It worked!

What are your current p4 levels?

My FS was more than happy to support my pregnancy with P4, saying he has seen a lot of success with it. My OBGYN was horrified to find out that I had used progesterone, saying that low progesterone is symptomatic of a pregnancy doomed to fail, not causal. I was heartbroken thinking that all these expensive progesterone pessaries were doing nothing . My GP, FWIW, had ZERO idea about how to handle this and had to send me to a FS for early pregnancy care.

In the end, we had a healthy little girl, but it was so stressful. My P4 didn't hit normal pregnancy levels until about week 8 or 9.

I can understand your concern after so many losses

I hope this helps
xoxo
M