AndreaC

I have read the thread on "progesterone Information" and I was just wondering a couple of things....

........I conceived on Clomid nearly 3 years ago now. I never had periods on my own at that point but I had been taking met and had a slight period and managed to take the clomid that cycle. Anyway, the pregnancy was fine and I remember going for my day 21 test before I discovered I was pregnant and the level being over 35 I think.

Since my son was born I have managed to lose a lot of weight and am now my ideal weight and my periods have returned but my cycles are very long and unpredictable but I think I MAY have ovulated the 3 periods I've had this year. I definitely ovulated the last time as I got pregnant but miscarried.

What I wanted to know was how can I tell if I have a progesterone problem? I am now charting so am hoping to catch an 'O if it happens but I know this is usually very late on in my cycle. Does it matter how late?

If I didn't have a progesterone problem with my son is it likely I still don't? My doctor won't send me for the P4 test because he knows I ovulated because I got pregnant! So I wondered if I could tell myself?

Maybe I just want a reason for the m/c?????

Thanks to anyone who can help.

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Andrea (29) Stuart (31)
PCOS + Hypothyroid.

DS Jake 18/5/02 (Clomid/Met)
1 m/c 28/4/04 (natural pregnancy)
DS Joe 13/11/05 (Chinese Medicine)

sugarbug

If you ever have yellow cm it's a good sign of ovulation and your progesterone level- But not a definite sign. Some ppl can tell they have low progesterone by it's side effects.... Here are some examples of that:
But the only way to know for sure is to have your p4 level checked 7 days past ovulation. If it's on the lower end of normal, you could use progesterone support starting 3dpo- just in case you get pregnant. It is possible to have a healthy progesterone level in one pregnancy and not in another- every pregnancy is different.

HTH
Bug