Progesterone in Pregnancy
Is Progesterone Supplementation Moral?I am currently 28 weeks pregnant with my second child. My first was born premature. My ob suggested progesterone injections starting at 16 weeks through 37 weeks as a measure to prevent premature labor. What are the views of the Church on this? Sonia Read More →
Are Fibroids Causing Bleeding During Pregnancy?Hello, I am 45 years old and have large fibroids. I was about to have surgery to remove the womb. I am now seven weeks pregnant and have been bleeding for four days now. It started out brown in color but it is now almost red in color. Now and again I see a small piece or clot. I was having some pain... [Read more...]
Scared Progesterone Can Harm My BabyI am 32 years old and this is my first pregnancy. I have never had a miscarriage but when I started bleeding (hematoma) at 12 weeks my doctor decided to give me Proluton depot 500 mg injections. I have had nine of them and the last one was week 20 (i think)…the hematoma was gone by week 19. I am... [Read more...]
Scared I Am MiscarryingI am writing because I am 13 weeks pregnant by ultrasound and LMP (but 11 weeks by my chart). This is my 4th pregnancy, I have three live children. I have PCOS. Last night and this morning I have been having light vaginal bleeding, pink, that shows when I wipe myself. This afternoon it has switched to... [Read more...]
Progesterone in Pregnancy—History of Miscarriage and Pre-Term DeliveryWe are seven weeks pregnant after trying for over a year. We miscarried last year after being on Prometrium for low progesterone and infertilty (infertile for five years). Since my local Ob/Gyn is not trained under Dr. Hilgers he neglected to check my levels even after I asked him to. I switched doctors... [Read more...]
Is My Progesterone Too Low for 15 Weeks Pregnant?I am 42 years old and 16 weeks pregnant. I have had four first trimester losses (before nine weeks). I am MTHFR compound hetero (C677 and 1298). I am on Lovenox, folgard, synthroid, progesterone suppositories 400, D3-1000, iron, and multivitamins. I asked my high risk doctor to test my progesterone levels... [Read more...]
Did Progesterone Contribute to Baby’s Brain Cyst?Hi, I was wondering about your knowledge on choroid plexus cysts. There were three found on my baby’s brain at my 19 week sonogram. I am curious as to what this means and what steps would come next in my pre-natal care. In the beginning of my pregnancy I was also told that I had low progesterone... [Read more...]
Pregnant and Concerned About Progesterone LevelsMy wife and I are having our first baby. We got our first blood test and it came back that her beta levels were fine but her progesterone was a 12. She is about seven weeks into the pregnancy and we are just wondering how concerned we need to be about this. Matt Read More →
Am I Getting Enough Progesterone?I am a 22 year old female. I got pregnant when I was 17 and gave birth at 18 and always had normal periods until my son turned six months old. Then I started bleeding between periods. Every single month I would bleed three weeks and one week I would not bleed. The doctor never did anything but asked... [Read more...]
High Risk PregnancyI am 22 yrs. old and three months pregnant. I have Neurofibromatosis type 1 and have two brain gliomas in the basal ganglia. My OB prescribed Prometrium 200 mg. twice a day. Hormones aggravate NF (neurofibromatosis) and I am concerned if my baby has NF (it’s genetic) that the Prometrium will make... [Read more...]
