my doctor thinks that I have an inplantion problem and that if they put me on progestrone that it will help me so i wont misscarry again . I have lost 5 but have 2 and didnt need any help. what do you think and when will they put me on this. before pregnancy or will that help
2006-08-30 13:28:57 · 3 answers · asked by yummy1 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
Actually, it doesn't sound like an implantation problem, it sounds more like a possible hormonal deficiency. After your oocyte (egg) has ruptured from the ovary (this is ovulation) it leaves behind the corpus luteum (this is where the egg matured) and it produces progesterone ...enough to hold a pregnancy until the placenta can take over. There's a thought that some miscarriages are caused by a deficiency of progesterone, so doctors will sometimes prescribe it in an effort to prevent miscarriages. However, there's no proof that progesterone actually increases the likelyhood of carrying the pregnancy. In fact, sometimes all it does is delay the unfortunate and inevitable miscarriage. As I'm sure you know, miscarriage is very common (1 in 4 pregnancies) and happens for a variety of reasons, like genetic or congenital malformation. And there are miscarriages that happen for no apparent reason ('apparent' is the key word here - we humans don't know as much as we'd like yet) In my experience as a nurse and personally, I haven't found that progesterone actually helps. If you're going to have a miscarriage, it's likely to happen with or without taking progesterone. I have had four pregnancies and two live births. I took progesterone during one miscarriage and while pregnant with my son. Because you've already had two term pregnancies without using progesterone, I don't think it's going to make much of a difference. Keep positive thoughts, eat and rest well and try not to worry. Nature already has a plan for you.
BABYDUST sprinkled all over you! Wish you well!
The above answer mentions allergies to peanuts and progesterone: The reason you're not supposed to take certain types of progesterone is because the capsule that contains it is made from peanut oil. : ) Weird, but true!
2006-08-30 13:46:37 · answer #1 · answered by Answers to Nurse 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i do not know much about progestrone but i do know that if you are allergic to or you eat peanuts then you are not supposed to take it something to do with peanut oil....Not quite sure why but i know that you cannot take it together...Weird but true
2006-08-30 20:38:24 · answer #2 · answered by hottie_n_ms69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry i am not a doctor. You must be a strong women to go through that.
2006-08-30 20:30:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋