Have they tried supplementing you with progesterone?? I find that rarely helps but then again this is a situation that I have never seen before.
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Have they tried supplementing you with progesterone?? I find that rarely helps but then again this is a situation that I have never seen before.
I'm sure you have done this already but have you tracked the bleeding to see if we are seeing any patterns??
Hi Hope you are well.
Funny you saying about the progesterone. This is always on the very low side in my blood tests. I looked this up and I have so many symptoms of this!
headaches,
migraines,
bloated stomach,
mood swings(normally very calm person and laid back until last year)
insomnia,
muscle pain,
fatigue
and not forgetting the huge amounts of blood loss.
Low progesterone causes dysfunctional bleeding and also miscarriage.Which is maybe why I had a m/c.
My estrogen and testosterone were high on one test but only the one but if that is going high now and then, high estrogen can cause excess bleeding as well and maybe if the testosterone is going high now and then that's why I'm getting a bit hairy this year.
I wrote a letter to the doctor yesterday and gave it in about this as I know they can do progesterone injections.I can't believe it took me 20 odd mins to find what I think is wrong and the doctors a year and a half to find nothing when I think its now obvious .x
I have been tracking on and off since the m/c in may 2013. Lately I seem to be getting 5 heavy days.Always one day really heavy in that so I am thinking that maybe this is my "normal " time of the month.x
Well, the problem with the hormones and symptoms is that the symptoms are in line with tons of things and really the best way to know is bloodwork.
Do you know when they tested your prog. levels?? They need to test at a certain part of the cycle to be sure. YOu're supposed to be low in progesterone during some parts of your menstrual cycle and since you're not really clearly cycling, it is possible that they just tested at a part of the cycle where you were in the low phase. I wonder if birth control pills or even Clomid for a month or two could help.
I think it might be a good idea to keep clear records for the next 3-6 months and then we will have something concrete to show to a doctor. (3-6 months is a long time and I don't think you should just wait it out, but be keeping track of things while we pursue other stuff.)Quote:
Originally Posted by Honeysucklelanegirl