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Peaceful Pregnancy with Progesterone
Can Progesterone Treatment Help Prevent Miscarriage and Preterm Birth?
By Lisa A. Goldstein
Aliza Sherman has had two miscarriages. She's hoping to avoid a third by taking progesterone the next time she conceives. To do so, however, she's had to take charge of her reproductive health. Her experience perfectly illustrates the confusion surrounding the use of progesterone during pregnancy.
Sherman, 39, of Laramie, Wyo., first heard about progesterone suppositories from the certified nurse midwife she was seeing. Another midwife told her about natural progesterone cream. Sherman also started hearing anecdotal information about progesterone, including another woman whose daughter was getting injections and finally carried a pregnancy to term.
Unfortunately, all this information didn't do Sherman any good. The nurse working in her doctor's office gave her incorrect information: to start taking the progesterone before she got pregnant. "The reality is that it could prevent you from becoming pregnant, so the best time to start is one to two days after conception," says Sherman, who learned the hard way. "If you aren't tracking your cycle very well, you might miss your window of opportunity to prevent miscarriage."
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