Can progesterone prevent a threatened miscarriage?
This is controversial as many doctors would say that if the bodys progesterone is dropping that is a sign that miscarriage is inevitable and there is no point in increasing progesterone medication. However, immune fertility docs believe that dropping progesterone may be due to autoimmune issues, in which case adding extra progesterone may help. Consequently, if you find you are bleeding/spotting in early pregnancy, conventional clinics may tell you there is no point in increasing your progesterone dose, but you may get different advice from your immune consultant. If you do increase the dose, personally, I think its important to stay on the higher dose as varying the dose down may make your levels unstable and, for ladies with autoimmune issues, more likely to trigger bleeding until youve got past 12 weeks of pregnancy.
