Harmonal Imbalance

[apasuni]

Hello everyone,

I am 28 year old Female, I had 2 miscarriages.
First was in Feb.2008 and second one was spontaneous abortion in Oct.2008.
First time I was not knowing that I was Pregnant as I was not trying to conceive.
But second time I took 2 HPTs ani they tuned out to be positive.But suddenly severe abdominal pain started at
5th week.When I visited my ob/gyn , she had an ultrasound test and she told me that this is bcoz of "harmonal Imabalance".
So what should I do next, she told me that she will inject me with harmones when I'll be pregnant again.
But is there any soution for this, as I am gaining too much weight after puberty.
I was very thin person before and now I am under obese category.
Is there any possibility od "Progesterone deficiency"?
As I srched a lot and finally found many symptoms related to Progesterone deficiency.

Thank You

[Lilyb]

I forgot to mention to DEFINITELY have your Thyroid tested. Hypothyroidism is a cause of miscarriage and weight gain.

[Lilyb]

I agree with the posts above. They should do blood test. Although, as it is often the case wirth progesterone, blood test is not a reliable measure(because Prog. fluctuates alot). Usually doctors just prescribe the progesterone if they have reasons to believe that it is low. With ultrasound, they may have detected cycsts on your ovaries, which can suggest PCOS and hence hormonal imbalance. do you have hairloss or irregular periods? spotting in between periods? these are definitely a sign of loa progesteron.

In any case, to rule out other hormonal imbalance your doctor shoudl test your estradiol(sp?), FSH (day 3 test), prolactine,... and others which I dont know.

I am having some hormonal imbalance and have gone through 2 miscarriages, I will let you know if i find any more info.

Best of lucks,
lily

[YogaChick]

I'd double check and get more details.  There are so many hormones at play in a pregnancy that the treatment would be really different based on what is going on with your body.  I have some signs of PCOS so my Dr routinely puts me on progesterone suppositories in the second half of my cycle. Being even a bit over weight can also make your hormones a little wonky.  May be a follow-up discussion with your Dr can give you enough details & a plan of attack to set things right before you try again...

[bam1014]

I don't understand how they can diagnose a hormonal imbalance from a u/s?  Did your dr do any bloodwork to come to that conclusion?