Pessaries - how long did you/are you taking them for?
Hello ladies,
Just a wee quick question... how many weeks after your BFP did your FS tell you to use progesterone pessaries for(if you were using them)? I am 9 weeks pregnant tomorrow and my FS has told me to start weaning myself off the two a day to one a day for a week from tonight. So I will be 10 weeks when I stop altogether. I am rather nervous about stopping at all I have to say as I am sure it contributed to my success after seven transfers. I have had no HCG/Progesterone monitoring since my BFP.
Most people seem to stop them at 12 weeks or later as far as I can tell but any feedback would be very gratefully received! Here's to a happy and healthy pregnancy for everyone!
Hi Lily,
Congratulations on your pregnancy
I took Crinone for the 2 weeks following transfer, then was switched to the pessaries till the end of week 11. I was also taking Provera and Prognova,at the same time and all 3 were twice a day.
My FS just told me to stop all together once I had finished my pessaries
I cant remember when i stopped my pessaries but when i stopped them i than went onto progesterone injections as apparently they are far more effective - i had regular blood test to check my progesterone levels, and finally at 24wks i think it was i got too stop the injections!!!!!
Hi hj - i though i would find you here lol! we were pg at the same time and you gave me a lot of advice re P4 injections! still having trouble sourcing them here
Thankyou all for getting back to me and sorry for the delay in replying. Work is crazy and I am going to bed at 7pm every night! Thankyou for putting my mind at rest. It is good to know that 10 weeks is normal. I was worrying for no reason!
Lilyx
I stopped mine at 10 weeks also - mine was a FET transfer. I believe that the placenta is taking over hormonal control at that time. It is scary finishing them - I found they were like my safety blanket.
At 10 weeks dropped from morning and night to just night for a week, then every second night for a week, and that was it. We conceived naturally after years of IVF but FS kept me on pessaries just to be sure
Janie - I hear you. Today is the day I stop and I am very nervous about it!
Ellie - congrats to you on a natural after all that IVF. What a great success story!
Thank you again for everyone's feedback. I will be neurotically taking my temperature every morning for the next 30 weeks looking for a drop. I hope this anxiety drops off eventually!
im still in my 2ww and have nearly been taking them for 2 weeks now but my nurse phoned me the other day and i asked her about that and she said i would take them for the first 16 weeks hope this helps x
I only used pessaries during the TWW. Once I had a positive pregnancy test I stopped pessaries. This was a fresh cycle and my blood test was on the 14th day after EPU.
It just goes to show that every clinic will have a different protocol and just because yours is different to someone else's, doesn't mean it's "wrong".
Butterfly_warrior I have just got my BFP and have also been told to stop the pessaries now. I haven't had my progesterone tested though. Did you have your progesterone levels tested before they told you to stop the progesterone? Mine was also a fresh cycle and I tested 15 days after egg collection.
Registered User
Pessaries - how long did you/are you taking them for?
Thankyou for putting my mind at rest. It is good to know that 10 weeks is normal. I was worrying for no reason!
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks