cyclogest question

[Amy190]

Ladies on/taken cyclogest progesterone pessary.

I’m currently on 400mg Twice a day in my luteal phase, I’m around 11dpo and going to test on the day my period is due for pregnancy. I had a scan yesterday and my corpus luteum is still active and progesterone level was 38nmol/l. Beta HCG blood test negative yesterday, but was told it could be too early if I’ve only just implanted or happening right now. Womb lining thick enough to support a pregnancy.

If I’m not pregnant:

1 . Will my corpus luteum break down naturally whilst still being on the cyclogest?

2. Will my period come whilst being on cyclogest if it’s ready to come? Or would it only come if i stop it. I don’t want to stop it too early and wondered if I would start to bleed anyway despite being on the cyclogest.

Thank you

[Nenad]

hi there, the advice is usually to stop progesterone if the pregnancy test is negative at 12dpo. Cyclogest will delay your period, hence the advice to stop it. There are ultra sensitive tests that you can buy to check for pregnancy. Best of luck xx

[Amy190 in reply to Nenad]

Thank you x

[WillowPark]

I had my period while on 400mg cyclogest twice daily in my first round of IVF, but was told that is not what should happen. I was told spotting is very normal but cyclogest is meant to keep your womb lining in place and should delay your period. My progesterone was increased in my second round and I only started bleeding 48-72 hours after stopping cyclogest despite my period being due before that. Hope that helps and good luck

[Amy190 in reply to WillowPark]

Thank you xx

[Fruitandflowers]

I think women receact differently to different forms of progesterone - I still spotted on cyclogest after a BFP and my doctor said it's not common and cyclogest should stop the spotting/period but it still happened that time with me (and ended in a chemical), so they changed to utrogestan and lubion the next time. 38 sounds relatively low when you've been on progesterone support for a while but different clinics want it to be at different minimum levels - I've heard 30 to 100 (my clinic said anything over 30 would support a natural pregnancy but they like 50+ on the day of transfer for a FET). It should start to rise if you're pregnant. If not usually the clinic asks you to wait a few more days, test again and then stop meds and if the period hasn't broken through already (it happens) then it should come within 2-3 days x

[Amy190 in reply to Fruitandflowers]

Thank you, i think I’ll take it until Friday and if I don’t get BFP then I’ll stop.

I only started taking the cyclogest about 5-6 days ago as my progesterone level was only 12.8, the nurse said it had jumped up quite a bit. I don’t really want to delay my period if I don’t have to, I’ve had 4 miscarriages so was just a bit worried about stopping it ☹️ X

[Amy190 in reply to Fruitandflowers]

Do you happen to know if the corpus luteum will still break down on the cyclogest? X

[Fruitandflowers in reply to Amy190]

I'm sorry, I don't know. Maybe you can discuss with your doctor about starting progesterone a bit earlier and maybe upping the dose as I've been told you can't have too much x

[40plusTTC]

Hi Amy, I was on cyclogest twice a day in my first two rounds of ICSI. Unfortunately, it seems my body doesn't absorb it well in that form as both times I had a full on period a week after I had an ET. Same as above, I was told this shouldn't happen. I'm now at a much better clinic and on Prontogest (intramuscular as opposed to pessary) which I do absorb well and does delay bleeding/period for me until I stop taking it. Hopefully, because your progesterone levels are being monitored it will indicate that the meds are enough for you. All the best!

[Amy190 in reply to 40plusTTC]

Thank you, sorry to hear about your experiences. All the best to you also x

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Iv just had a FET. Started estradiol 2mg 3x day from 1st day of period and 400mg cyclogest pessaries 3x a day, 5 days before FET. I had my transfer on 22nd august and am currently 7weeks pregnant. They tested my progesterone levels day before transfer. Could they up your dose to 3x a day, if your progesterone levels are low? All the best x