June 16, 2008
I had blood drawn yesterday (CD 18) and my progesterone was 0.7. Also, I've been spotting for 3 days now starting on CD 16. It keeps going back and forth between red and light brown, heavier and lighter. Same thing happened to me last month, spotted from CD 16 until I started AF on CD 24.
Anyone had anything similar to this? I don't really understand exactly what any of this means... Can you ovulate while spotting like this? Can you ovulate after CD 18? I'm pretty sure things do not look promising this cycle, but I'm still waiting on some more blood tests, so I guess we will see...
What exactly do you need progesterone for and could this lack of progesterone be the reason I hardly ever get cramps or sore boobs right before my period?
Anyone had anything similar to this? I don't really understand exactly what any of this means... Can you ovulate while spotting like this? Can you ovulate after CD 18? I'm pretty sure things do not look promising this cycle, but I'm still waiting on some more blood tests, so I guess we will see...
What exactly do you need progesterone for and could this lack of progesterone be the reason I hardly ever get cramps or sore boobs right before my period?
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June 16, 2008
I thnk ur Dr needs to evaluate more than blood tests for ovulation issues coz such freq bleeding is not normal..only if u O progesterone is produced..Since ur blood tests indicate no Ovulation, this cant be due to lack of progesterone inducing a period. A increaese in prog followed by a subsequent drop triggers a period..not sure if constant full cycle low pro can trigger a period..