low Progesterone?

[martsam]

my wife and i have been trying to concieve for 3 years now and after no one listening we finally got to see a fertility specialist who was useless.

Our doctor did a day 21 progesterone which was 11 and said that it was low and she did not ovulate but the doctor in the hospital who did a scan said she did ovulate. We have also told them that my wife has 31 day cycles and ovulates on day 12 and 13 so there day 21 test would be wrong but they wont listen. How are we supposed to know if progesterone is the problem if they wont test on the right day? one doctor says all is fine the other says progesterone is the problem and we cannot get any help from anywhere. any help would be appreciated.

[martsam]

thanks for the advice guys. The bad thing is that when we visited the doc the other day she agreed with my wife that she had a miscarriage two months before but did nothing to help or follow up. We asked her for prgesterone cream and she said she would not prescribe it because we were not sure if my wife was pregnant yet. The NHS in the UK *****, time to change docs I think.

Thanks for all your help

[spoc]

Hi,

I don't know if I have low progestrone - but I just completed my iui yesterday and my specialist has given me progestrone suppositories.
Actually, since we've been seeing her, she has always (after every cycle) given me the suppositories.
So if you wife does conceieve, the suppositories help sustain the pregnancy.
And to take extra precaution, if you do get pregnant the doc may prescribe the suppositories for 3 months of the pregnancy.

Hope this helps.

[alaskacouple]

There are several blood tests that need to be done to test when she is ovulating.
A good RE will draw blood about every 3 days to find out exactly where your wife is in her cycle. And, this may be done a couple of months in a row to see if she has a consistent cycle, or if her FSH levels are off.
Also, as rjoshua stated, if her progesterone level is low after ovulation, the uterine lining is not growing, and is not thick enough to support a pregnancy.

I would suggest researching RE's in your area.

Good luck!

[rjoshua]

I would highly suggest a good RE.  Have you looked into finding another.  Like you, my husband and I went our first RE, who was highly recommended and he didn't do the right test.  I thought I had low progesterone, which is needed to sustain a pregnancy.  Although, I ovulated, my lining was thin, and I was put on Prometrium (progesterone).  It took going to a second RE for this to happen.

So yes, your wife could indeed be ovulating, but with low progesterone (which can cause a thin uterine lining), she is unlikely to sustain a pregnancy.  The only true way to know if she is ovulationg is by having the combination of an ultra sound and blood work done.

This is just based on my experience, but the ladies on this forum are great and am sure they can give your more insight.