Pregnant - but progesterone levels not good

[gp2007]

I am close to 6 weeks pregnant and my progesterone levels are lower than normal - 7.5.  Is this a sure sign of miscarriage...really worried.  I have not taken any progesterone - should I be taking supplemental progesterone??  My doctor last week did not think it was necessary...but want to know if anyone has gone through this in the past and what have they done??

[RunningL8]

I've been researching the issue of progesterone a lot.  What I've read is that there is no harm in taking progesterone, and once a pregnancy starts, vaginal progesterone works better than shots or pills.  Your levels are really low; my doctor put me on supplements when my progesterone was 21.  Progesterone will not save a pregnancy if there are chromosomal abnormalities, but it can help protect a viable pregnancy.  I think you should consider switching doctors asap; go to an ob-gyn, if you're not already. God bless!

[gp2007]

Thanks so much.  Going for an US tomorrow - keeping my fingers crossed.  My HCG has been doubling - it's the progesterone that is troubling.  Will get and Rx for the supplemental progesterone.
Thanks for the advice

[Karie29]

I am taking progresterone because my levels were low and I've had two miscarriages because of it.  I am 11 weeks and I've never been pregnant this long, so I believe progesterone is helping.  If your doctor is telling you it's not neccesary, I'd say switch doctors.  It can't hurt to try and save your baby with progesterone supplements.  I would demand a prescription for it.  Good luck and let us know how it goes!

[adrianabsn]

My progesterone at 5 weeks was 10.2, and my doc put me on it once I started to spot at 6 weeks3days... I am on 25mg suppositories twice per day, and I continued to spot until almost 10 weeks, but now I am almost 14 weeks, not spotting, and little one is progressing as he/she should :)
Good luck you, God bless,

[tif1]

I don't think I've ever had my progesterone levels checked. After my miscarrage (miscarriage) I asked the Doctor to check them with this pregnancy and He said he doesnt bother with those levels that they don't mean much.  Of course I have read much different.

[chellybeans]

my doctor checked mine since i had a misscarriage previously. my level was 31 and he said that was just about right so a level of 7 sounds really low. i hope your doctor gets you on some supplements and this baby sticks around.

[gp2007]

Unfortunately, Ultrasound results were not good.  Saw the sac but no embryo - so that the D&C yesterday.  Doctors felt pregnacy was not a viable one - not sure if they just say that so you don't feel miserable - still really sad.  Guess the only thing positive from this was that I can get pregnant naturally. My first baby was through IVF.  Thanks for all the advice.