Low progesterone & High HCG levels

[starshowr]

Just curious if anyone has experenced a senario similar this and what the outcome was.

Jun 7th - 3 positve HPT's. Blood test confirmed. Progesterone 1.2 and HCG 3138.
Jun 8th - Ultrasound saw sac. Progesterone 6.29 and HCG 3567


The RE's office is concerned there may not be anything in the sac or that we may miscarry. Initially they were concerned it could be an etopic pregnancy, but that has been ruled out on the ultrasound Jun 8th when we saw the sac.

June 8th it 4 weeks 3 days since the start of my last cycle.

What I'm wonder is if anyone has had a successful pregnancy that started out like this? Is it possible? Praying that there is still hope!

[lesedir]

Advise...I had a regular, normal period on 10/14-18. 4 days later (following Thursday on Oct 23rd) I started to feel sick..achy, headache, breast started hurting. I just started getting the feeling that you get when you are on your period. I went to the restroom and notice brown discharge...not too heavy, but I used a panty liner. Next day, the Friday on Oct 24th, felt a little better, but breast were more sore, and lower and stomach cramps. I spoke to my friend who is a LPN and OB's office and she told me my hormones were probably out of wack and the brown discharge is old blood from my period I just had. She advise me to go ahead and take a HPT just to rule it out, but since I just had a period most likely not pregnant. So I took one and to my surprise, POSITIVE! I went to the doctor and had my blood drawn. They confirmed via urine and blood I was pregnant, but was thinking maybe I lost the baby because my progesterone levels were only 2.2 but my HCG was 582. Monday I had blood drawn again and doctors expected my HCG to go down, and well they tripled. My HCG is now 1572 as of Monday (10/27). I had an ultrasound done and they showed no signs of pregnancy, so they said I mostly likely have a tubal pregnancy. I went in today, they told me to expect to have emergency surgery but they had me to another ultrasound with a better machine and a different doctor for a second opinion. She did not see a pregnancy either, but did not see it was in my tubes so stated, in her opinion, it was not a tubal pregnancy. So they drew more blood and sent me on my way. I have to have another ultrasound done on Thursday (10/30). The ultrasound tech who did my first ultrasound still insist that it is still tubal but I am just too early to pick it up on the ultrasound. Has anyone experienced this, and either way does it sound like I will lose the baby since my progesterone was on 2.2 on Friday (10/24)? I am tired of waiting and getting no answers..so was just seeing if anyone else had any advise. Thanks so much!

[40smama]

I just thought I'd mention this - my re's office tested me every week for twelve weeks for progesterone levels - they like to see the number be at least 20+ so I would think some kind of progesterone supplement is in order for numbers as low as this.

[starshowr]

I'm sure hoping it does stick and there is something in the sac!!

[melimeli]

wow well I sure hope this is it for you... stick bean stick!!!

[starshowr]

Thank you ladies!

Thank you for the thoughts and prayers too! I sure hope this little one hangs in there and there is something in the sac.

melimeli - for both of our IUI cycles we did injectables, with a double IUI. One done at 18 hours and another at 36 hours past ov.

[adgal]

Once your HCG levels are over 1000 (some say 1500), they can usually see something.  I know that low progesterone is always a bit of a concern.  I am confused about them not showing up on progesterone tests though.  They don't bother testing my progesterone because I take 3 X100mg's/day supplement, so I was told the test would be inaccurate.  Now, although low progesterone is a concern, I am not sure if it means necessarily a negative outcome.  Your HCG levels are rising nicely.  Hang in there, and I would be asking for an early ultrasound for sure.  Good luck.

[Juliaschill]

Ok i am no expert, but I think at 4 or 5 weeks all you would see is a sac, and your hgc levels are going up, I have had low progesterone my entire time and I am 28 weeks, now is not the time to give up, I think that your numbers are ok and they did see the sack, so hang in there talk to that little bean and tell it to GROW! I will send lots of prayers and baby dust your way

[melimeli]

well I didn't start progesterone with my last one until after BFP because I wasn't trying either.  

What have you been doing as far as fertility?

I did clomid/iui 3 cycles with  my second but it thinned my lining so I went to injectables and got pg the second cycle..

I was told with that one that my numbers didn't look good and that it was "unlikely that this pg will result in a baby"  She is now 6.  I didn't know enough about the numbers stuff back then so I didn't even ask... but there are a lot of people who have beaten the odds..

I know of a woman that was 42 did IVF three times and then gave up... she then got pg all on her own not even trying and had her first baby...

I wish you luck, when My numbers were bad, I took 4 days off work, laid in bed an prayed for my little bean to hold on... she did

[starshowr]

It's kind of a crazy story....

We have done 2 rounds of IUI both BFN, so we decided to take a month off to decide what we wanted to do next another IUI, IVF or adotpion. With our second IUI cycle we did do prometrium, but it was still negative.

Wouldn't it figure the month we take off (no fertility anything)  we get pregnant on our own. We weren't even timing our baby dancing....it's just crazy!! And now we may not have a viable pregnancy! I'm still praying that God can save the baby if there is one in the sac. I go back on the 17th to have my progesterone and HCG levels checked again and to have an ultrasound at that point I will be close to 6 weeks.

I'm trying to prepare myself as much as I can that this may not take. I haven't had any spotting, cramps, pain, or bleeding. I've never been pregnant before so I'm not really even sure what I should be experiencing, I know each pregnancy is different from what I have heard people say.  I have  butterfly's in my tummy every so often and I want to have hope that this can still be turned around. If there is just one person this has happened to and still come out with a successful pregnancy that would give me something to hold onto.

[melimeli]

most of us started taking them right after O... sometimes by the time you get a +hpt it could be too late... you should ask your RE about this if you need to...

Are you taking another hcg test soon?  what is the next step?

good luck

[starshowr]

I started taking them on Sunday right after the blood confirmation results. Prometrium 2 times per day.

[melimeli]

are you taking progesterone supositories.. because my RE said these don't show up on the progesterone blood test.