Prescribed duphaston (not in UK) for haematoma, any advice?

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I'm in the middle East, 2nd pregnancy, no problems with first.
Just been to gynae to confirm pregnancy, I'm 9weeks, had a vaginal scan as i thought I was only 6 weeks.

So what I thought was a very light period was probably implantation bleeding, I've had no bleeding since.
The gynae pointed out a haematoma on the scan, she then prescribed me Duphaston, there was a language barrier and she made no effort to explain what the drug was or what the haematoma was.

It seems this drug isn't prescribed in USA or UK.

I've to go back for usual blood tests next week (once insurance has approved them - I miss the NHS!)

Any advice? Would you take it?

I had to google Duphaston - its a synthetic form of progesterone. I had a subchorionic haematoma and was already taking progesterone because of previous mcs. I have heard that progesterone is prescribed to women with sch as it can reduce the size of the haematoma. I don't know why it is not prescribed in the UK....
Can you phone up the doctor and ask her to explain why she prescribed it? Or speak to a doctor who maybe has better English. If it is just progesterone, I would have thought it would be ok, but then I'm not sure why it isn't used over here.....
Maybe someone will come along who is more reliably infomred than me.
Sorry I can't be of more help...and good luck

Thanks Jaffa, don't really want to mess with hormones when I've no history of problems. I've searched a few local forums now and it seems they prescribe it quite a lot over here, but most say they've no issues either! So confusing.

yes in other countries they prescribe it a lot.

Lots of my friends were taking. Their care is just different from UK care.
The docs does vaginal scans and all sorts of blood tests righ away, they do not wait until booking/12 weeks scan. Most got their prescriptions for dupraston or urogenstan in these early times.

Zahrah5 did their doctors explain any benefits of taking them? Versus potential side effects?
I'm going back on Thursday so will ask for it to be explained properly. If I'd been in the UK I probably wouldn't have had scan yet anyway so going with the least intervention necessary.