Has anyone ever done a progesterone pool? The idea is to take blood 3 days between 5-9dpo and average the values. My first one was goodish, but it went downhill from there: 11.2 - 9.8 - 6.7. It was either 6-8dpo or 7-9dpo. I've never gotten a value so low! I know it is supposed to go down when AF is impending, but I have a 14 day LP and never spot beforehand.
If anyone else has had it done, what were your values?
grapefruit / 4703 posts
@Mrs.Someone: maybe you caught the implantation dip in progesterone? Are you going for a prog test today?
pomelo / 5228 posts
@Shutterbug: Maybe? I don't know if P dips itself, or the temp dip is just from rising estrogen. I also read something about eating just before the test can affect it (which I did). I went in for another test yesterday, so I should get results this morning. I've been taking them twice a day anyway, for peace of mind.
honeydew / 7916 posts
@Mrs.Someone: I've heard about the eating thing too (okay, we might have read it in the same place 
) and have tried to get my blood drawn before eating.
pomelo / 5228 posts
@spaniellove: I waited yesterday after reading that! But I'm a tough draw, so I do better when I'm fed and watered. I think this past week has toughened me though. 5 draws in 7 days, yuck. I'm lucky I don't need IVF...
honeydew / 7916 posts
@Mrs.Someone: I forgot yesterday and have had such hunger issues lately that I ate a huge protein-filled breakfast. My numbers were a little lower but that might have been because my dosage was halved. I'm blaming the breakfast! After a year of constant blood draws my arms are a little messed up.
pomelo / 5228 posts
Yay, some good news! My level yesterday was 20. I told her that I took an extra pill last night, since I was so worried about that other value (she said she was too). She said its ok, and to take one tonight, then once a day. And I have an appointment on Tuesday to discuss the rest of the newly pregnant stuff.
honeydew / 7916 posts
@Mrs.Someone: That's great! I wonder why she's so insistent on keeping you at the lowest dosage possible. Given your history I'd want to play it safe...
pomelo / 5228 posts
@spaniellove: My guess is that its general ND not wanting to make too many interventions if she doesn't think its necessary. So 20 was 4 hours after just 1 pill (200mg). I have enough for 2/day until about 8 weeks I think (left over from last time). I'll talk to her on Tuesday about it, but I think I'll stick with her suggestion until then. Maybe I'll ask her to retest.
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