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HCG went up, progesterone went down.

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KatheGuest ·
Hi ladies,

I'm now 4 weeks and 6 days pregnant. It's still very early, though. After a year and a half, I finally got pregnant with IUI—the third attempt was successful! Because we were closely monitored, I found out via a blood test at 3 weeks and 5 days that I was pregnant. My HCG was then 108 and progesterone 21. Now, a week later, I had another blood test. The midwife from the fertility center said it looked good over the phone. My HCG had risen to 1966. Today, I could check my blood results myself via the hospital app and saw that my progesterone had dropped to 14. I know progesterone should rise during pregnancy, so I'm worried now. Does anyone have experience with this? I'm going to call the fertility center and/or the gynecologist on Monday. I'd like more explanation about this. But maybe someone here already has experience with it? My head is full of uncertainty, not nice. I know it's part of it, especially during those first weeks. But pfff, I can't think of anything else now that I've seen those results :-(.

Greetings,
Kathe

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  1. Ano Guest #2

    14 is not really a disaster, but you can always ask for some extra progesterone to take.
    I'm now 10 weeks and still take one dose daily (I started with 3) more for peace of mind haha. I'll stop at 12 weeks.
  2. Kathe started this #3

    Thanks again for your reply! I’ve been in touch with the gynecologist in the meantime, and she said 14 is high enough. I absolutely don’t need to worry. So I’m trying to let it go a bit now. I wish you a beautiful and healthy pregnancy!

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