I'm dealing with the same thing after stopping progesterone 4 days ago! I have been on them since 2 days past O, and only had the 7dpo draw done so have no idea what my levels have been or would have been without it. Create an account or log in to participate. AMH dropped from 4 to 1.5 in 4 months.. had it retested and came back at 1.4. What happens when you start taking progesterone? TTC since Sept 2011, Unexplained IFOct 12 - Jan 14: 3 clomid/TI cycles, 2 hysteroscopies, 2 IUIs, 1 BFP (MMC @ 12w), 2 more IUIsFeb 14: Gonal-f + IUI #5 = BFP! Now is the perfect time to start your Baby Registry! I stopped taking them at 13 weeks with no side effects or problems. I think the 9th week is just insurance. Freeze-all due to high E2. I always start weaning at 12 weeks, done at 14 weeks. They're completely normal! I was told that our bodies make enough progesterone around 9 wks, but they often have you go longer for good measure. Start by selecting which of these best describes you! Good luck, mama, and congrats on your science baby! Progesterone helps to prepare the body for pregnancy by stimulating glandular development and the development of new blood vessels. I had no problems at all. Hi there my first post here Iv spent so many hours on here reading posts and I suppose hope without ever being too involved posting it gave me support and an understanding to some of the things that happened , I suppose starting at the beginning Hi everyone. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. At 9 weeks I went to my new dr. How long can you take pro gesterone while on your period? Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy:), I was on progesterone for IVF and stopped around that time too. The educational health content on What To Expect is reviewed by our medical review board and team of experts to be up-to-date and in line with the latest evidence-based medical information and accepted health guidelines, including the medically reviewed What to Expect books by Heidi Murkoff. DIAGRAM 2. Most don't have any problems while they stop, however, stopping suddenly does increase the risk of menopausal symptoms returning, so you should not stop taking your HRT without consulting your doctor. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. This means shaving off a small amount from the suppository daily. I know you are only doing it as an experiment, but just be aware of that. He asked why I even asked him to check the numberI said because I had a concern since I was breastfeeding my son and with my daughter they monitored it often. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. The dr. that prescribed the suppositories said that with my scan pics and the corpus luteum that I had on my ovary that I could stop the suppositories at 10 weeks. We strive to provide you with a high quality community experience. I was pretty worried about this because I have PCOS therefore low natural progesterone levels and had been told that the placenta doesn't function until 12 weeks so therefore . It seems like a lot leaked out at night anyway. Learn more about. DD #1 {04-19-2004} TTC Journey Over~ Not By Choice September 2009 Congrats on this milestone! I stopped progesterone at 13 weeks (currently 13 weeks and 3 days) cold turkey, per my doctor's orders, and yesterday and today I have had brownish spotting. It stopped but I still went to the doctor this morning and everything was fine. . The risk of endometrial cancer is real. Should add I never had bleeding, I was on it because my level was 12.5. However, the effect of early stop of progesterone supplementation for patients with poor ovarian response (POR) has not been investigated. 9 weeks seems SO early! Should add I never had bleeding, I was on it because my level was 12.5. Has ANYONE took it, stopped, and then experienced any type of effects? I'm about a week away from when my RE told me to stop so I'm already stressing about when I'll actually stop. He said he goes by what happens "clinically". I was told to stop at 10 weeks but I took it for a couple days after because I was terrified! Estrogen is a female hormone that controls the normal growth of the endometrium. While I have about a week left and will be so nervous..I can't wait to stop the endometrium - yuck!!! I'm on it and was told Tuesday to take it until my 12th week, so I will continue until then. Quitting Hormone Replacement Therapy Most dont have any problems while they stop, however, stopping suddenly does increase the risk of menopausal symptoms returning, so you should not stop taking your HRT without consulting your doctor. hello, I stopped progesterone 4 days ago and i'm having brown spotting today and I'm really worried about it. Especially the tip about spotting. Thank you for all of your words of encouragement! We work hard to share our most timely and active conversations with you. Girls Totally freaking out lol! They should test your levels first. Good luck, mama, and congrats on your science baby! This is what my RE told me to do.. And that resulted in, St Mary's. I stop at 9 weeks. That only stopped when I graduated to my OB at 11 weeks. from the U.S., With your history of two miscarriages, I will usually be very conservative and continue the progesterone until 12 weeks gestational age. I have been doing the PIO injections and glad to be done with them, but I do not want to do anything that could harm the baby! Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. +HPT 1/13/14 First +ever!!! BUT Me: 33 - PCOS & Hypothyroidism It was of course and my 20 month old is perfect. I'm 8 weeks yesterday. Oh gosh, I hear you about being nervous to stop! May 2013 - started first round of Chlomid & ovidrel cycle. I had enough to last until 9 weeks so they said just keep taking them until you run out. I was on sequi for two years until I was about 52. We strive to provide you with a high quality community experience. The educational health content on What To Expect is reviewed by our medical review board and team of experts to be up-to-date and in line with the latest evidence-based medical information and accepted health guidelines, including the medically reviewed What to Expect books by Heidi Murkoff. My RE told me I could stop at 8 weeks when I graduated to my OB. I was on the injections for what seemed like forever, then they switched me to the suppositories only at 8 weeks and I'm supposed to stop at 10 weeks with those. Don't take over-the-counter progesterone suppositories or use over-the-counter progesterone creams. Endocrinologist was the one who gave me my stop date and I haven't been able to see my high risk OB yet to get their opinion. It is tough to stop the injections because we grow to associate them with the reason why our pregnancy is successful so far (and it's likely true). Glad to know other people stopped at 9 weeks, too. The evidence that progesterone helps is really mixed, I miscarried whilst taking progesterone and im now carrying whilst taking it until 12 weeks so I wouldnt worry too much about it xxxx. But I'm really nervous. A Group Leader is a What to Expect community member who has been selected by our staff to help maintain a positive, supportive tone within a group. Jessica H(587) 21/08/2018 at 4:27 pm. It's easy to worry about weaning yourself off IVF drugs. My doctor mentioned to continue progesterone 2 more weeks, but wrote 1 more week on my paperwork. I think I'm going to taper off over the next few days in the hopes that I see the OB soon. Started seeing RE 11/12, April '13 IVF 1 MDLF converted to 4th IUI due to 3 runaway follicles! I'm wicked nervous about it too, despite there being nothing good or fun about taking progesterone supplements. EDD 9/22/14. I am getting really nervous, because no . Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. He said he goes by what ha, That is what I heard also about not checking the numbers, after they knew my last miscarriage was associated with low progesterone and PCOS, I had to ask for a progesterone lab and that is when I found out I was low as I expected (9.2). I didn't wean off, just stopped using them at that point. Please specify a reason for deleting this reply from the community. What was your weaning process. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. 1997-2023 BabyCenter, LLC, a Ziff Davis company. Can anyone update me on how their pregnancies went? I am 12 weeks +3 and have previously had 2 MMC both heartbeats stopping between 6-8 weeks! Said if you experience a lot of spotting, miscarriage, lots of cramping, etc. She said to just stop and there should be no problems. I carried on until I ran out which was yesterday but you've got way more left than I had x. She didn't want me to freak. So confusing. (I called and whined at the IVF coordinator..) Aug 2013 - Hubsvaricocele procedure, both sides, Dec 2013 IVF #1: 24 retrieved, 20 fertilized, 7 made it to D5;OHSS, Betas: 2.6.14 - 689; 2.8.14 - 2400; 2.15.14 - 37,7000. Ideally, your serum progesterone levels should exceed 10 ng/mL on the blood test taken at the time as your pregnancy test. I was worried, too, but I realized that these REs do this everyday, so I need to just trust what they tell me to do. I've been instructed to stop taking Crinone when I hit 10 weeks. Stopped progesterone yesterday and experience brown discharge when I wiped at the toilet. Then I went in for a follow up appt for a referral to a new dr. (My ob that prescribed the progesterone doesn't deliver babies anymore.) It should always be reduced slowly, by no more than 16mg/day. I've just been checking and those who've expressed concern about the dose of progesterone are correct - Femseven sequi dose is 10 micrograms per day and Femseven conti dose is 7 micrograms per day according to those figures. I was still nervous to stop, but when I did, it was entirely uneventful. He said to skip tonight, take tomorrow, skip the next night, etc. I'm just after some reassurance from anyone who stopped earlier than 12 weeks? I'm nervous about that because I thought that the placenta didn't make enough progesterone until weeks 10-12. But interestingly I had my 7 week scan today and they've said to stop taking them now. Stopped at 10 weeks with the twins. I have read that your body starts to produce adequate amounts at 10 weeks so I definitely wouldn't stop taking it at 9 weeks no matter what your dr says. January 2014 - IVF #3 (Lucky #3?!)