After trying for years and eventually realising I had a short luteal phase I finally got my bfp! I honestly cannot believe it. I have done a million tests as I'm in utter disbelief!
I tried vitex ( Agnus castus), macaroni powder, changing my diet, exercise and nothing made any difference. We pushed our fertility doc to give us CRINONE progesterone gel. It forces a proper length luteal and can then be used to support the pregnancy up to week 12.
PLEASE SHARE. I cannot believe it's worked the first month. Only 5 weeks but going to use it to support also.
In utter disbelief! I want to help everyone else now. Ask questions if you need xxx
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Congratulations!! That is great news ☺️ One quick question for you, do you know how crinone gel differs from cyclogest? My doctor has me on cyclogest for short luteal phase as well. Was just wondering if they work the same? xxx
Cyclogest has stopped me spotting before my period and it’s now about 27 days (used to be 24/25, but spotting would start day 22ish). I got pregnant on my final round of IUI using cyclogest, sadly miscarried. I just had my first natural pregnancy (Christmas Day) also using cyclogest but we just lost the baby a couple days ago 😢 We’re gutted... The one positive though is that cyclogest did work on a natural cycle. That’s a first in 4years ttc... One of the fertility clinics we’ve been to are very negative about luteal phase defect but the other one felt it was a thing. But the fact that I’ve only ever conceived using cyclogest tells me it helps. Really pleased the gel had helped you. I’m going to ask about the gel at my next appt xxx
Hi thanks for this. Yes they did tell me to stay on cyclogest until 12 weeks. Thanks again for your kind words and all the very best with your pregnancy xxx
Eugh it's so annoying. Even now my doctor won't accept that it helped. We only got it on prescription after threatening to order over the internet. They already use it to support IVF pregnancies.
Originally I forced them to do monthly urine monitoring so might be worth trying to get them to do that?
Congratulations! I wonder if the 2 to 5 days of brown spotting I get before my period starts every month could be a symptom of low progesterone. Did you experience that?
Congratulations to you, so nice to read a positive!
I also have early spotting & a short luteal phase but the doctors have written us off due to my boyfriends SA & that’s all they’re interested in! However he does already have a son so I have to hold on to it only takes one so I’m thinking I should push my GP for something to help me with this, did they mention it to you first or did you have to push them? Sorry for all the questions! Getting desperate but this has given me a little hope! Maybe this is why I’ve never gotten a BFP!! 🤞 xx
Hello! Yeh we had to push for it. My husband said, 'either you prescribe this or I'm buying it online'. Seems a bit coincidental that the first month I am on it I'm pregnant...still taking it to 12 weeks.....made to 9 so far....
Also, get them to start checking your urines. I forced the fertility doctor to do weekly urines for months and that's when they noticed my low progesterone (which I knew I had!)
Yeah they don’t seem to want to help us, all they’re interested in is us paying for IVF straight away, they didn’t even talk about anything else! We’ve got an appointment with GP next week so I’ll see what she says! Thank you & lots of luck to you
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