prometrium and luteal phase

I had luteal phase defect when TTC my first. I did not have it firmly diagnosed but my doctor confirmed at my first appt/ultrasound that I had correctly self-diagnosed (ha!). I had been chartign for 6 months and never had a temp increase after ovulation and my luteal phase was never longer than 8-9 days. I also had breakthrough bleeding/spotting for several days before AF, and AF was very heavy, long, and painful.

if you are on prometrium because of a luteal phase defect, often caused by low progesterone, then it would make your luteal phase longer, which increases time between periods. Hope that helps a little to answer your question.

It would be worthwhile to test both of you if only one of you was tested 2) I doubt that the single strand MTHFR finding is significant, but agree that extra folic acid cannot hurt and might help 3) I would hesitate to start prometrium on day 12 of your cycle. Prometrium is given to treat luteal phase defect, but there really is no evidence that we are able to diagnose luteal phase defect, or that luteal phase defect causes recurrent pregnancy loss.

Now as it raises the progesterone it can delay your period if you are not pregnant as during the luteal phase (after ovulation) your progesterone will decrease and estrogen levels will rise talling your body to shed the uterine lining causeing yoru period to occur. When you take suppliments the progesterone stays up and may not fall till stopped. That is why you are always to have a beta hCG blood draw on the 32-33 day of your cycle to see if pregnancy has taken place.

Has anyone with a short luteral phase used the natural progesterone cream and found it helpful??

hi there, curious to know about peoples experiences with using b6 to lengthen luteal phase. how did you use it and what were the results? did you find it helpful and would you recommend it? i've got a complex here that i'm planning on taking but would love to hear about everyones experiences. my last luteal phase was 10 days. i have one child and have had 2 miscarriages. and am having difficulty getting pregnant again. thanks!

Just wondering if any of you ladies have any other ideas on how I can try to extend my luteal phase other than B-complex. My af is due on 1st May so this cycle my luteal phase will only be 9 days. My next consultant appointment was cancelled and rescheduled for late July which is an age away and I want to be able to do all I can to help us ttc as I'm not going to be getting any medical help until October at the earliest. Thanks.

so I doubt that you would need it.. most of the time low progesterone or luteal phase defect would show up on cd21 bloodwork, and have a short luteal phase.. i had spotting starting around 10dpo when my progesterone was low... you can buy progesterone cream otc, but not prometrium that i'm aware of! those are great numbers though! good luck!

I started progesterone (but not prometrium) a few cycles ago 'cause my luteal phase was too short. The progesterone lengthened my luteal phase from 9 days to 13-14 when AF starts, and then I stop the progesterone. I'm not sure if prometrium and the progesterone I'm taking work differently ?? I'm not sure why you would be bleeding so much, but again I'm not familiar with the progesterone you're taking. I would ask your doctor what he/she thinks. Good luck to you !

I always took it after my + OPK and took it my whole luteal phase and then up til 11 weeks during my pregnancy.

I took a good quality B-6 vitamin supplement along with my regular prenatal vitamin and my luteal phase lengthened within just a few months. Then I became successfully pregnant with our second baby, so it worked for us. Are you charting too? Taking your basal body temperature with charting may help you determine your cycles more accurately. This book and website really helped me: www.tcoyf.com. (Taking Charge of Your Fertility). good luck!

Were you by any chance on prometrium? Also, I meant to mention, I started having a shortened luteal phase a few cycles ago,and that is one of the reasons my Dr. put me on clomid. He said a 14 day luteal phase was perfect world scenario for conceiving. Hope this helps a bit. Good luck.

Having progesterone problems is considered a Luteal Phase Defect and i dont think vitamin B corrects that, you actually need progesterone supplements in addition to the vitamin b(not 100% sure but i think thats right) Since you had 2 m/c due to progesterone, you should ask your dr to take your P levels 7days after ovulation and i think levels under 15 indicate a problem. Do you take your temps?

I'm actually not sure why my doc had me do the progesterone. I had mine tested last cycle, and it was 13, which I hear is in the normal range, yet, I've had some issues with spotting, so my doc thought he'd give it a try. My luteal phase ranges from 11-12 days, and today I'm 12 DPO, and still no AF. I was actually up half the night due to terrible nauseau, which then turned into diarrhea. (Sorry for the gross detail!

I ahve taken all three I take mine for a luteal phase defect, I ahve a slow rise and short luteal phase. Then since my progesterone is low I must take it my whole pregnancy as well. This is #5 and the first time I have taken it and not crontracted or bleed or thrown up the whole time or had severe dehydration no matter what I would drink.

Progesterone is the hormone that sustains your luteal phase (time from ovualtion until your period begins). Your period is triggered by the sudden drop in progesterone. Progesterone is also the hormone that makes your temp spike up after ovulation and is why women watch to see if their temp is staying high around the time of AF. Usually a temp and thereby progesterone will drop 24 to 48 hours before AF although that's not true for all women...

While taking Prometrium for luteal phase defect, I got several faint positives on home pregnancy tests. But then I began bleeding (light but steady full flow). So I stopped taking the prometrium. I've been bleeding for a few days now--still more than spotting though less than before. But I decided to take another home pregnancy test anyways because something felt funny. Two different brands of test were positive, darker than before but still quite faint. What do I do now?

Does anyone else know much about progesterone supplements? My dr. put me on them after 2 early miscarriages. I had a normal, healthy pregnancy (daugter 18 months) and since have had trouble carrying a pregnancy. My first cycle on prometrium, my cycle was 35 days with 19 day luteal phase. This cycle I'm at day 38 and counting with a 20 day luteal phase so far. I took a HPT yesterday and got a negative. I stopped taking the progesterone last night, although woke up with 99.0 temp (.

I started checking it out and it is great! A lot of info. I am still in the investigation phase and have a hysteroscopy next Wed. to check for any uterine abnormalities. And then I have a luteal progesterone blood test and endometrial biopsy 2 days after the hysteroscopy.

My home tests are + but I had cramping last night, did feel like af was coming. (That's why I tested again this am, just to see if a + was still there.) I looked at your chart, just one day away from day 14! Most women's luteal phase is 12-14 days unless you are on progestrone, which I am. How long does your luteal phase tend to be? I agree, you never know. I tested on days 11-13 past the IUI. I go for my b/w pg test tomorrow. Yes, don't count yourself out yet!

If you have low progesterone levels ( short luteal phase ),and you get pregnant, do you think you are less likely to have sore breasts and fatigue? Without the proper progesterone do you think these pg symptoms would not appear at 5-6 weeks. I know low progesterone can lead to early miscarriage if you dont take supplements.

This month I had beta friday got a BFP HCG was only 8, went back Monday and still an 8. They took me off the prometrium again and I go back next Monday so I am really not sure what is going on. I hope everything works out for you.

I have LPD (luteal phase defect) and start taking my prometrium (progesterone) suppository starting 3dpo to build up my uterine lining making it possible for implantation.... (have had 5 early m/c's so far). 2 hours after I inserted my first prometrium suppository this morning I found an abundance of eggwhite cm tinged with brown/pink. Is this too early for implantation? Is this a sign of something possibly wrong?? Thanks for any info!

I think the acupuncture has completely regulated my hormones and hopefully my cycles and luteal phase will always be this short. Thanks again for your help.

Progesterone: 5.84 FSH: 8.7 Estradiol: 109 Considering my age, and from my limited knowledge, it seems like my FSH and Estradiol levels are not out of whack. However, could you please let me know what you think about my progesterone level. It seems low to me. Also, of course if you have any input as to my FSH and Estradiol levels, I would love to hear it.

Luteal phase is the time in between when you ovulate and when your next period starts. Everyone's luteal phase is different, but they typically last from 10 to 16 days with the average being 14 days. Like the other post said, the best way to figure yours out is to start BBT (basal body temperature) charting. Are you familiar with this? You use a BBT thermometer and take your temp every day before getting out of bed. Once you do it for a cycle or two, you should notice a pattern.

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