tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post115681926038043563..comments2023-08-15T05:02:58.115-04:00Comments on Stirrup Queens and Sperm Palace Jesters: Got Prometrium?Lollipop Goldsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-25712723208519363172009-07-04T19:15:30.265-04:002009-07-04T19:15:30.265-04:00My recent experience says that prometrium used as ...My recent experience says that prometrium used as suppositories definitely <i>does</i> stop your period. I was on prometrium supp 2 three times daily and did <i>not</i> get my period by 18 days past retrieval (even though my usual luteal phase is only 12 days). My previous cycle I had crinone gel, and despite this my period came anyway, on day 14 past retrieval. Both cycles were completely negative, no HCG or miscarriage causing the difference.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065861052023906838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-75339766153262098062008-05-16T19:59:00.000-04:002008-05-16T19:59:00.000-04:00I have to say this is the first site which gave me...I have to say this is the first site which gave me some answers...though I am still not sure what I should do. I have had 3miscarriages and now we are ttc again. My doc put me on prometrium and asked me to stop if I don't get a positive preggo test. Mine usually never comes up in the urine test and I didn't know if going off prometrium would induce a period. (My doc didn't tell me to take it till I got my period)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-13761774399626839812007-07-25T13:27:00.000-04:002007-07-25T13:27:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I am sure it wasnt the prometrium that ...Anonymous, I am sure it wasnt the prometrium that caused the false plus on the answer test strips. If you do a search you will find those tests are NOT accurate. I can literally Pee and dip a strip and it be really negative and wait a half hour and use another and it be blaring positive. Those tests STINK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-34680894928937900302007-03-04T22:21:00.000-05:002007-03-04T22:21:00.000-05:00I would like to say that Prometrium does effect ov...I would like to say that Prometrium does effect ovulation kit tests. It gives false positives. My experience was with the Answer Ovulation test predictor kit..the one that comes with 20 test sticks (for ladies that don't really know when they ovulate. I got a positive test result the day after i started taking my 10 day cycle of Prometrium. I got excited but I figured it out once the test came positive 7 days in a row! Just thought I'd let ya'll know FYI!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1161917646604819402006-10-26T22:54:00.000-04:002006-10-26T22:54:00.000-04:00Progesterone affects the uterus in several known w...Progesterone affects the uterus in several known ways during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. In addition to promoting uterine quiescence, it also promotes changes in the lining of the uterus that make it more receptive to the embryo dropping in from the tubes or being transferred. When implantation has occurred the hCG released by the embryo will stimulate the corpus luteum to grow and produce even more progesterone which keeps the uterus quiet, staving off AF. If receptivity is an issue from the beginning, then quiescence is a moot point unfortunately.<BR/>I'm currently trying my first course of Prometrium. I was prescribed enough for only 10 days with the assumption that receptivity or implantation is the issue. This is such a tricky area because it seems to be a relatively unexplored field and so complicated. And as the RE says, the course of treatment would be the same regardless...Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05053521602682008237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1156946611375401072006-08-30T10:03:00.000-04:002006-08-30T10:03:00.000-04:00And there you have it from an actual doctor (Teend...And there you have it from an actual doctor (Teendoc is a doctor for teens--not a female Doogie Howser). Thank you!<BR/><BR/>MelLollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1156935094529131822006-08-30T06:51:00.000-04:002006-08-30T06:51:00.000-04:00Prometrium is one of the many forms of progesteron...Prometrium is one of the many forms of progesterone designed to mimic what the corpus luteum will produce or support pregnancy until the placenta begins producing adequate progesterone.<BR/><BR/>Clearly since a low level of progesterone is needed before menses can take place, taking progesterone <B>does</B> delay the onset of menses. I'm not sure why most doctors aren't explaining this simple correlation to their patients. <BR/><BR/>However for people who have built up a very thick lining, these women can bleed through while still on progesterone.<BR/><BR/>And taking progesterone does not throw off natural ovulation. I use it in my adolescents all the time without incident. However if you already have a tendency to anovulation due to age, other medical/reproductive issues, you tend to notice your anovulation more after a progesterone cycle.Teendochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351506731552454057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1156878026067276542006-08-29T15:00:00.000-04:002006-08-29T15:00:00.000-04:00I believe there is some link between progesterone ...I believe there is some link between progesterone and bleeding/not bleeding. In spite of having severe endometriosis & only one fallopian tube I have managed to conceive naturally four times. Each time, my RE put me on progesterone suppositories as soon as the beta came back positive. He said it was to give the pregnancy an extra boost. (Since I wasn't an IVF patient, I hadn't been on it up to that point.) The two times when the betas went south, they had me stop the progesterone so that nature could take its course. With the current pregnancy (9w, 6d, fingers still crossed), I had light bleeding in the first few days that stopped as soon as I started using the suppositories. I also have a friend (non-IVF) who was prescribed progesterone suppositories for first trimester bleeding of undetermined origin. So I don't know that progesterone will prevent a miscarriage, but it does seem to delay bleeding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1156860658268699562006-08-29T10:10:00.000-04:002006-08-29T10:10:00.000-04:00Jenn I concur, I take prochieve/crinone when I do ...Jenn I concur, I take prochieve/crinone when I do Clomid cycles and the woman who would have LP bleeding every month (normally starting about 7dpo) would NOT spot. To be honest the first month I did the clomid/estogen/prochieve (eons ago) I was SURE I was PG, because I was not spotting , it was 18 dpo and there was no sign of brown, pink or red. (Cramps were still there but no colors) I have had lots of cycles since then, the one in April I had a 22 day LP because I refused to stop the progesterone convinced that I HAD to be PG, I never would have lasted this long without bleeding. Obviously I was not, but it does go to show that Progesterone in any form can hold off the red tide if your body is so inclined.Kirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894442143508446312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30259745.post-1156823987316209662006-08-28T23:59:00.000-04:002006-08-28T23:59:00.000-04:00Prochieve (another version of supplement progester...Prochieve (another version of supplement progesterone) had a kooky effect on me too. I went exactly 18 dpo with no positive HPT and only once I stopped the supplement did my period ever show. I guess I wanted so badly for that 18 dpo to mean that I was pregnant. Four months of that and I was done with it. No doubt about it, progesterone supplements will mess with your body and your mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com