21 day progesterone test question - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

healthyliving · 05-18-2010, 03:14 PM

I was on clomid 50mg dose, this is my first round of clomid cycle.
I had my blood test for progesterone level on day 21 and today I got call from my doctor and she said that my progesterone level was 12.5, which she said was not very high but not low too.

She further asked me if I used OPK and got +ve results. I did get positive result on day 19th and 20th. The test line was dark, but I still have my doubt that it was dark enough or not. I got a feeling while talking to her that she thinks that I have not ovulated on 50 mg dose as went on saying that I should use pregnancy kit after few days and if it is -ve and I menstruate, then we can increase the dose of clomid or look for other option.

I tried researching online if my progesterone level was very low and I am getting conflicting info. Some claim that it should be above 30 while others are talking about greater than 10.

I am little depressed with my doctor's call. Can I still keep my hope high?

junebug41 · 05-18-2010, 03:47 PM

They "say" that on a medicated cycle they want your prog to be above 15 and a non medicated cycle above 10. Mine was 14.5 last time (on Clomid) and they weren't concerned. Some docs will consider O anything over 1, believe it or not.

It's probably not as high as they would like to see, but I definitely think you ovulated!

Do I have this right- you got the positive opk on cycle day 19 or 20 and then had a progesterone test the next day? My doc wants me to come in 7 days after that positive opk. That 21 day prog test always confused me. It should be a week after you ovulate, whenever that may be.

healthyliving · 05-18-2010, 06:20 PM

Thanks Jen for your response. I guess my doctor 'assumed' that I will ovulate on day 14th. She never told me to use OPK, I did it just to be sure.

I too think that I ovulated, I was having lower abdomen pain like those during menstrual cycle. I had a strong feeling that I did ovulated and was very positive. Doctor's call today brought back all the negative thoughts.

Your response did helped me to move out of negative thoughts.

astrophe · 05-18-2010, 08:55 PM

If it makes you feel any better, I conceived on CD 51.

Do you also chart along with the OPK tests? That may help you get to know YOUR cycle. I never got around to a 28-30 day cycles so If I had just tried at CD14 or so, I never would have got it. My best cycles off BCP were 60-65 ish days when I was TTC.

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