ghost-high progesterone early on-dr. wants me to stop PIO

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I just got a positive pg test last Monday. I was 10 days past 5 dt and my beta was 280 and my progesterone was 180. I was taking 1cc of PIO but my dr said that I could stop b/c my body is producing enough progesterone on its own. I am scared to stop b/c I've had past miscarriages and an early loss due to incompetent cervix. what do you think?

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I just got a positive pg test last Monday. I was 10 days past 5 dt and my beta was 280 and my progesterone was 180. I was taking 1cc of PIO but my dr said that I could stop b/c my body is producing enough progesterone on its own. I am scared to stop b/c I've had past miscarriages and an early loss due to incompetent cervix. what do you think?

My clinic would drastically reduce your progesterone after a 180 reading, probably even discontinue it until the next progesterone reading. Sounds like your corpora lutea are still very active.

Many European protocols omit the progesterone supplements after this point regardless of progesterone levels.

Most US clinics aim to keep P4 levels above 10, 15, or else 20 ng/ml (clinics use different minimums, and even these minimums have safety margin built in). Obviously 180 greatly exceeds those minimums. Most seem to think that staying above the minimum is all that is needed, with no benefit from being way above it.