My clinic have advise me to stop taking progesterone at 8 weeks but to continue with my blood thinners (due to OHSS) til I am 12 weeks. I am feeling really anxious to stop and wanted to know if anyone else stopped their progesterone so early?
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Stopping progesterone at 8 weeks!
I am still taking them but I am only about 5 and a half weeks. I for one can't wait to stop taking them.
I know tell me about them they are truly awful. I remember the first time I had to take them and I wasn’t warned how messy they were and all the side effects you get.
Mine said 10 weeks and I was so scared so I just used them until they were all finished at 11 weeks. I went from 4 per day to 2 per day until they ran out. I can totally understand why you’re reluctant but my Dr did say after the placenta takes over ,you don’t need them anymore.
I’m 9+4 and still on all of mine, been told I’ll come off them at 12 weeks but not sure how they’ll do it I.e whether I’ll been weaned off or just stop! Xx
They have just told me just to stop as your body will carry on doing what it needs to do. Thank you for replying it really helps xx
I’ve heard lots of clinics stop around 8/9 weeks so that makes sense! I think my clinic just keep you on it longer but not sure why! X
I'm the same, they want me to stop lubion at 8 weeks but I think Ustrogestan pessaries until 12 weeks. My clinic told me to trust them and stop reading the internet, but the internet actually supports coming off them at 8 weeks, but yes, I'll be nervous next week too. X
My clinic said to stop at 7 weeks. I insisted I wanted to be on them for 12 weeks due to my naturally low progesterone but they weren’t super happy about it! Xx
Hi there, I’ve noticed a discrepancy between clinics. The timescales have ranged from when a BFP is confirmed (fresh transfers) to 12 weeks. I think it should be okay to stop at 8 weeks but if you are nervous why not tell them that you want to be on it for longer. Most clinics do say 12 weeks.
All the best
My clinic is 2 weeks x
Wow two weeks - I suppose each clinic is different. With all the side effects they give you it can only be good thing to come off them as soon as you can x
My clinic have advised me to stop my lubion injections at 12 weeks, then wean off my cyclogest for a week between week 12-13 xx
After my fresh cycle I had a course of Hcg injections rather than progesterone supplementation. You take them until 6 days after your transfer and then you have nothing- the Hcg of your pregnancy takes over and ensures your ovaries continue to make progesterone. I was terrified because I always have very low progesterone naturally and I don't absorb the supplements very well (I always end up with early spotting) but it worked. Previously I had to take so many supplements that it has been amazing that nothing was needed at all. This is of course very different if you have a FET. Xxx