Well Dr. B's nurse called just now and they are calling in another prescription for me. I asked what it was and told them that Dr. H already had me on 100mg of progesterone. She said it was for 200mg - twice a day, yowsers, that might knock me out for real. Then they are going to get my HCG quant drawn today and Friday and also test my progesterone today to see where that's at. AND I am scheduled for an ultrasound in 3 weeks (May 21 @ 1:45pm), "sooner if I have any bleeding." So I am pretty happy about that. Normally my doc does not do an U/S until like 20 weeks and I think that would put me over the edge if I had to wait that long.
Action! I like it. I like feeling like I am doing something. It is kinda weird though having two doctors… I feel like I'm cheating on Dr. H or something. Oh well, it's not about him, it's about me.
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What is the progesterone supposed to do?
Basically...
"Progesterone is what causes the uterine lining to develop properly and is supposed to be secreted by the ovaries until the placenta takes over progesterone production around week 10 to 12 of a pregnancy. Scientists have known for a long time that progesterone levels tend to decrease when a woman is going to miscarry, so the theory is that low progesterone levels may somehow cause miscarriages and that supplementation could theoretically prevent the miscarriage." Read more...
The drawback is that if things aren't going well anyway, the progesterone could prolong a pregnancy that is destined to end badly anyway. So, it's a little controversial, but it doesn't really hurt anything.
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