Hi All,
I'm new to TTC however have been tracking my cycles religiously for 5 years (no hormonal birth control in that time) and I strongly suspect I have low progesterone for a couple of reasons -
- I have a short lutheal phase, usually 8-9 days
- for 2/3 days before period 'flow' I have spotting
- my cycles used to average 33+ days (although are now between 28-30, but with spotting)
I do have a very high BMI which I know will be impacting this, I've lost 3 1/2 stone so far this year leading up to TTC, however do need to continue losing significantly.
I am taking B vitamins which I have read may help, and I have a doctors apt. booked for 15th Dec, but we'll have only had 3 cycles of actively TTC so I suspect I'll just be told to lose weight and wait a full year before they'll do tests to confirm anything.
Just wondered if anyone has had similar symptoms and had successful pregnancies? Anything else you'd recommend to boost progesterone or increase lutheal phase?
Thanks in advance ☺️