Low progesterone

[Mcher]

Hello,

Does anyone have experience with low progesterone levels. I just completed my second embryo transfer and it did not go as planned. I started bleeding moderately day 5 post transfer and has not stopped. I believe this was due to low progesterone levels. Have anyone had experience with this? How did you solve it? Or could it be something else? Feeling quite deflated.

Best,

[Millbanks]

Hi lovely,

I always had very low progesterone levels and the first 2 transfers bled before otd.

Then I started having my levels checked on transfer day (at a new clinic) and went from 2 x pessaries on transfer 1 to 3 x pessaries and 2 x lubion on transfer 6 (which was successful).

I would definitely ask for it to be checked next time - from what I hear they can’t over prescribe progesterone as your body just absorbs what it needs so better to have more than less xx

[Mcher in reply to Millbanks]

Hiya :),

I tested my levels the day before transfer and was a good level. Then on day 7 post transfer had dropped a lot. I was on Lutinus 200mg x3 (so 200mg 3 times a day).

When did you start correcting the progesterone levels? Sorry for all the questions.

I also have endomitrios so its probably going to a challenge as it is.

Sorry what does otd stand for? New here 🙈

[Millbanks in reply to Mcher]

No worries!

OTD is official test day 😬

I started correcting it on transfer 3 but it still took another 4 to actually get pregnant.

Xx

[Mcher in reply to Millbanks]

This is so encouraging to read, thank you for sharing. I feel like there might be some hope now xx 😊

[Missl73]

The most effective (but least pleasant) method of progesterone is progesterone in oil which is intramuscular injections. On the more painful side but I used them after I had problems with my levels taking pessaries and it made a huge difference. Most clinics don’t use them in the first instance because they aren’t the nicest but they do work very well.

[Mcher]

Thats so interesting, I've read some studies that indicate that gel is the easiest way for the body to absorb. For my next transfer I will suggest the injections because my body did not absorb any progesterone it seems. Thanks for your feedback :). Did you see an improvement with the injections?