Back from RE#2

I've just gotten back from a visit with the RE and guess what my pooled progesterone test showed....I have low progesterone. (I feel like I have a twisted mind because I'm glad they actually found something off in my endocrine system). The doctor said that they would have to supplement me during the second half of my cycle when I was trying to conceive (um, wasn't that what I was already doing?). My progesterone is 9.4 and I found mention of it on a site that said "A level above 15 ng/dl is desirable".

I brought up the desire to have UAE with him and he said he could tell I was extremely knowledgeble on the subject -- thanks of course to the ladies on the NUFF group and on the embo list. He wasn't aware that there was anyone doing the procedure at that medical center (and the RE is the head of the fertility clinic) so my research and consultations with the IR may help other women as well. He did mention that he was understanding my willingness to be a guinea pig (which I am), since there isn't that much information (no randomized studies) on the affects of embolization on fertility.

He told me that I should continue taking iron supplementation ongoing due to my heavier periods. I know this to be true even though my menorrhagia (heavy periods) are nothing compared to the flooding some other women have reported in the NUFF group. FYI my period lasts a full 7 days, it is a little heavier now than when I was younger (I'm now 33) but not dramatically so. I do have some clotting and I do also double up on protection since a bad episode with flooding when I was in high school.

He said that there wasn't a link between hypothyroidism and low progesterone (although Dr Lee mentioned that low progesterone may mimic mild hypothyroidism).

I have a referral/Rx for the MRI now so I can schedule that and get more info.

So, it wasn't that bad and we didn't get into any arguments. He's going to consult with the IR next week.

Stay tuned for more info soon.