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I'm on day 83 of my cycle. I had a blood test 3 weeks ago for pregnancy and I took a home test 1 week ago and they were both negative. I called my Dr. and she is calling in a prescription for progesterone. I'm a little surprised that she is giving me medicine without seeing me and trying to figure out what is wrong. Does this sound strange to anyone else or am I being silly?
Melissa
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Melissa,
I believe the doctor prescribes progesterone in this case just to stimulate a period, hoping that your cycle will go back to normal once your period starts and your system is "flushed out." I had this same thing happen to me: I hadn't menstruated for over three months and the doctor prescribed me progesterone over the phone to "kickstart" things. Of course, he suggested I take birth control pills before he offered the progesterone, even though I explicitly told him I was trying to conceive!  ) Anyway, I declined and told him I would wait it out, and I eventually started my period a couple weeks later. I would definitely ask your doctor to look for the underlying cause of your delayed period (and probably anovulation).
Wish I could be of more help,
Celeste
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Well, I'll tell you what I know about really long cycles..(since I've had them off and on for years and years and years--and was finally dx'd with PCOS last August)
Any cycle that runs more than three months, is a problem. Anything that runs on longer and longer, *can* lead to the growth of pre-cancerous cells, as there is no sloughing off...kwim? Progesterone is not problematic, since it is what would drop off and start your period, in a normal cycle.
That being said, if I am taking the progesterone, I would INSIST on having a FULL panel of hormonal blood work run on cycle day 3 of the next cycle (esp if you have had longer than average cycles in the past). You need to make sure that your hormonal levels are normal, before doing anything else.
I've had so many problems for so many years, and te drs would never run a full panel. Turns out, I had low-symptom level PCOS (in other words, the more weight I gain, the worse all of my symptoms are, across the board--I didn't get dx'd until I was having cycles mos and mos long, my hair had been falling out for more than a year and a half--to the point where it was thinning all along my hairline, noticeably, and I was having all sorts of other nasty symptoms...FINALLY got some help, and then managed to get pregnant a month later (they told me the meds might take 6-9 mos to work properly, to get my hormones in line--NOT to get me pregnant).
Anyway, I'd recommend pushing HARD for a full panel on cd 3, if you've had other "strange" symptoms, or anything out of the ordinary (dry skin, brittle hair and nails, hair falling out, weight gain no amount of dieting and exercise will get rid of..etc)...
Rachel (whose been "kickstarted" so many times it just isn't even funny)
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Can you talk to the Dr. about having another blood pregnancy test to be extremely certain you aren't pregnant before taking the progesterone? I don't know about whether she should have examined you first, in general, but I would want to be super-certain I was not pregnant before I took the progesterone.
I know my OB has told me that if I go a certain length of time without a period, I am to take the progesterone. In my case, the reason is different than yours, as I am peri-menopausal. He tells me that if a woman goes too long, it is advisable to "clear things out" because to just let it ride may result in extreme bleeding when it starts on its own, to the point almost of hemmorhage. I think that sounds extreme and unlikely, but he is being extra careful. Even if the chances of that happening are low, if it happens to you, then your chance just became 100%, if you kwim.
I think you should probably make an appointment with the dr., even if she is willing to prescribe over the phone without seeing you. That way you can have a more complete discussion about what is possibly happening and why she thinks the progesterone is a good idea. This is just my two cents; I am not speaking from a position of someone with training in this area or anything.
Take good care of yourself.
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Nancy
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After talking to my NFP teacher/best friend, I've decided NOT to take the progesterone at this point. The Dr. wants me to take 5 days of prog. and then the withdrawl would cause me to have a cycle. That is fine unless you are a faithful Catholic who has had marital relations since her last blood test  . My thinking is that this could cause a miscarriage if I were only slighly pregnant.
Now the question is, should I call my doctor and explain things now or just 'wait and see'?
Melissa
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I'd agree with what you said--and I would wait the 2ww and THEN take the progesterone...and STILL push for an exam and the blood work up.
HTH
Rachel
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