I can't really give you any advice on whether or not to take progesterone...but I would call your new doctor and ask. However, what I can say is that I took progesterone for 3 months and it did not agree with me. It made me bloated, crampy and just blah most for each of the 14 days I was taking it. I even threw up a few mornings...the neat part is that all the symptoms mimicked pregnancy and I was not pregnant so I would get even more upset each time AF showed up. I finally stopped taking it and felt much better. Thats just my personal experience though.

I have to take progesterone from time to time because I do not make enough by myself. However, if you do not have low progesterone, then I would recommend NOT taking it. Especially if you have no history of repeated miscarraige. If you do get pg, you can have your progesterone tested ASAP and if it's low then you can take it until the placenta takes over fully. That is what I will have to do if I conceive again. If your body gets pumped full of extra homrones it doesn't need then that can mess everything up and leave you more stressed than ever (take it from someone who knows!). If you don't need it.....don't take it. And don't be afraid to question the doc as to why you should take something like that if there is no medical reason to back it up.

That's precisely hat I was thinking.
I had a mc in March (d&c). My now ex-gynecologist simply gave me this and I feel that she was trying to fob me off to get me out of the office. I've had 3 bad years with her not listening and have now found a fantastic dr who is now putting me through every possible test to see why I haven't conceived and carried to term in 8 years.
I have no previous known history of mc and have no idea why she would prescribe this without knowing if there is a progesterone deficiency. I've never been tested.
I have a US on Monday and would really prefer to have them see everything in it's normal state, not hormonally enhanced.
I can't GET pregnant, that's the problem.
Thanks for sharing the info about the side effects. To be honest, I don't think I'm emotionally strong enough at the moment to be messing about with my hormones. So I will probably give it a miss and wait until all the tests are finished and hopefully try again next month. No point taking either because this month we haven't tried.
Thanks again! Best wishes to you both
xx

I would ask your new Dr too, but I can tell you why some Dr's prescribe it without doing bloodwork. If your luteal phase (the time after you ovulate & before your period) is too short that generally indicates that you have low progesterone, & they prescribe it to lengthen your luteal phase. Did your old Dr ever say anything about your luteal phase being a bit short???

My old doctor only ever asked me two questions whenever I saw her:

1. Are your periods regular?
2. Are your periods irregular?

My answer was always "regular", in that I get them once a month :)

I know now that I can see what my LP is by charting. My new doctor told me to do this and bring it to her next week, which will be day 27 when I have my appointment. I'll either just be waiting for AF to arrive or already have started.
In any case, i decided not to take this month as it's the first after the d&c. I'd like to give my body a chance to show me what it's capable of doing on it's own, without the hormones.
Thanks again for your valuable info!
xx