Are pregnancy symptoms caused by progesterone or HCG?

[Secretlifeofme]

After TTC for nearly 2 years and 3 early MC, I am currently taking luteal phase progesterone to help with implantation issues if I conceive. Il am on CD26 with AF due on Friday and have been taking the progesterone for 10 days now.

I have very sore boobs and also today have been to the loo 3 times already and it's only 8am! Also felt quite dizzy when I got up. My question is though, is all this just caused by my progesterone tablets? Or are some of these symptoms caused by HCG? Any advice appreciated, as I am sitting on my hands not to test.

Bump :)

Sore boobs and loo could be progesterone, or they could be hcg or both. Dizziness could be hcg, the heat or low blood sugar or a million different things- not helpful eh? Try not to symptom spot. Unless you get pregnant quickly it's soul destroying

I am trying not to symptom spot, but it's so hard!

I'll say try not to symptom spot as well, which is the most hypocritical thing I can say as I was a total sod for it! The two times I had a positive test was when I had zero symptoms at all, but yes both progesterone and HCG can both be responsible for symptoms x