Prometrium During Pregnancy - Indianapolis,IN

Yes, take it. I had to take it with both my pregnancies and have two normal (well, relatively speaking LOL) boys. The only issue I had was that it made me feel a little woozy so I started taking it before bed instead of first thing in the morning.

(You probably already know this but...) The two main female hormones are estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen is for the development of the ovum and progesterone is for the development of the placenta in case of a pregnancy (pro = for, gesterone/gestation = pregnant). In a typical menstrual cycle, if pregnancy isn't detected by the body the progesterone levels drop and a period happens.

It is likely that your miscarriage was due to your body not making enough progesterone to support the development of the placenta to nourish the baby. The low levels of progesterone told your brain "Hey, she's not pregnant - get rid of the lining of the uterus" even though you were indeed pregnant, and you miscarried. Because your body isn't doing it's job on it's own, then you need to take a supplement in order to sustain your pregnancy.

Good luck, congratulations, and don't worry about the Prometrium :)

You will probably only need it for the first trimester. Even though you may stop taking it then, it won't trigger the typical 'progesterone withdrawal' and initiate a period because there are so many other hormonal/chemical clues going on in your body that will tell the brain that you are pregnant.

I never used that, but I was on aspirin due to a clotting disorder to prevent m/c after having two. My little man is just fine. There are side effects to any medication and most shouldn't be taken while pregnant, but mostly just because they don't know what may happen, it's not like they can test meds on pregnant women. Good luck.

progesterone is the hormone that helps to maintain the pregnancy during the first trimester, it is not to aid in achieving pregnancy. my OB and my MFM didn't like the oral or injectable forms of progesterone, as they felt they were largely ineffective. i used progesterone vaginal suppositories the moment i got a positive pregnancy test, it tends to be more effective when used locally. good luck with your pregnancy! if it makes you feel any better, i am married to a pharmacist, and he had no issues with me taking it, but you usually continue only til about 12 or 13 weeks. progesterone is sometimes used later in pregnancy in an injectable form to prevent preterm labor in women with a history of that.

I've never used this product but maybe you'll find this article helpful

http://pregnancy.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Prometrium_to_Preven...

I used the vaginal suppositories from about 16 weeks until delivery at 37 weeks to prevent pre-term labor. No problems from the med at all.

Prometrium is used to help ready the uterine lining for implantation. Often, once implantation takes place, your hormones make a correction that will help maintain the pregnancy.

Did your doctor not discuss how long you would take it? Or what the treatment plan in? Sounds like you need to make another appointment and ask more questions about the treatment plan.

I find pharmacists, in general, have a much better grip on side effects than most physicians. I would be inclined to trust what they say.