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Low progesterone or no ovulation?
My charts showed a clear ovulation date on both this site and FF, and when I had my progesterone checked on cycle day 21 (which was 4dpo) it was 6.9.
My doctor (ob-gyn) told me I didn't ovulate this month, that it needed to be a 10. I asked him to retest in a few days since my ovulation date is later than the "textbook" day 14. Well, I just got my result back and now it is 5.6.
At my request he had put me on a progesterone supplement at the same time as the second test just in case but does this really mean I didn't ovulate? My cycles are very regular at 31 days.
I plan to continue the progesterone this month because I already had an early miscarriage a few months ago and I have a feeling it was from low progesterone. Last month it tested at 9.2 and my period was on schedule.
Any input would be very appreciated. I track cervical mucous (which was plentiful/ normal this month) as well as bbt. I find opk frustrating so didn't use this month.
UPDATE Blood hcg levels at 12 dpo was 43 and progesterone went up to 55! I'm so excited right now!
Update 2: had hcg levels redrawn at 17 dpo and now it is at 465!
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It doesn't mean you didn't ovulate imo, it just means you have a progesterone deficiency. 10 is the number they like to see for an unmedicated cycle. Now a 2 would mean you likely didn't ovulate. I had to be on progesterone for one of my pregnancies because it was only a 5 something. That turned out to be a blighted ovum but i obviously ovulated. And yes, breastfeeding can delay ovulation. Did you need progesterone for your last pregnancy? If not, this probably isn't something that is a long term problem. Do you know how long your lp usually is?
5 years ago
If your lp is that long, that suggests a healthy progesterone level. It could just be that you developed a cyst when the egg popped out. That happened to my best friend. She got her bfp and was on progesterone until 10 weeks. She didn't need the progesterone for her following pregnancies.
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