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Does progesterone cream prevent miscarriage?
nessandwood
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I was reading a book recently on preventing miscarriage and it says that taking progesterone cream and rubbing it on your inner thighs can help to prevent miscarriage and encourage implantation when taken after ovulation. Does anyone have any experiences with progesterone preventing a miscarriage or helping at all to conceive?
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I had two miscarriages before we conceived our son, but I did not have issues with low progesterone. Something simply went wrong during implantation or the early developmental stages of those pregnancies. Of course I did eventually conceive and carry our son to term. And this time when TTC#2 I did not have any issues and we conceived within two cycles.
Glad to see you two back and getting ready to try again...try to stay positive, I know its so tough when you've faced a loss before, but it is best to be as stress free as possible for that little one you'll soon be growing! :-)
October 2014
Progesterone (prescription strength) will only help prevent miscarriage if you have a low progesterone problem. It will absolutely not prevent impending miscarriage due to any other reason. Unfortunately, most miscarriages are not preventable.
For me, as others have also said, my Dr. simply prescribes the progesterone for the first 13 weeks as a preventative measure, to ensure that he did everything possible to ensure pregnancy success. He also said there is no proof that progesterone actually helps unless you actually have low progesterone, but he refused to take any chances.
Also, keep in mind that progesterone (sometimes even creams) used during the tww can simply delay your AF, causing false hope, extra symptoms, and timing issues... something to consider.
TTC #5 IUI at RE 11/4, medicated cycle. Yay!!!!!! It's a BFP!!!!!
Baby Hunter born in July 2012
1/2011 thru 9/2011 = 5 BFNs, 6th -10/22/2011 BFP-ending in misscarriage at 10 wks
I think it may work to help prevent miscarriage if the pregnancy is healthy and the baby is doing well. But, I think if the baby is having problems from the beginning like chromosonal abnormalities than it will probably only delay the inevitable.
I was on progesterone shots till 13 weeks and I didn't have a lot of pregnancy symptoms, really only fatigue.
While lack of symptoms may be an indicator it might not be either.
One month I tried the cream and had tons of symptoms and AF was late but it was a bfn so it was more of false hope for me.