Crinone

[pamela]

Anyone else use Crinone progesterone gel? The side effect of "clumping" is about the grossest thing I have encountered in TTC. Way TMI, but it's like wet dryer lint coming out when I wipe. Ew!

[ecinereb]

I was on endometrin tablet suppositories and it was pretty bad as well. I heard Crinone wasn't as bad but I've never taken it.

[belovedbride07]

I was on Crinone for three cycles, and I liked it so much more than Endometrin! TMI, but I just reached up in there and finger-swept the clumps out every day or two. Aside from that, I only shed small clumps occasionally. With Endometrin, I'm constantly leaking.

[pamela]

Nov 14, 2013 23:21:26 GMT -5 belovedbride07 said:

I was on Crinone for three cycles, and I liked it so much more than Endometrin! TMI, but I just reached up in there and finger-swept the clumps out every day or two. Aside from that, I only shed small clumps occasionally. With Endometrin, I'm constantly leaking.

Yep.  No real leaking so I thought all was good. Glad I read the insert so I didn't totally flip out when I did exactly as you described. 

[lo]

Haha, see I did NOT read the insert and was absolutely shocked at the "wet dryer lint" that suddenly appeared. In my vagina. Sooo gross! I think it irritates or dries me out, too.

[awkwardpenguin]

pamela, it's okay if you don't want to share, but why do they have you on Crinone vs. PIO? I would think with high miscarriage risk they'd go with PIO, but my only experience is that is what they chose for my therapist when her progesterone came back 4 at 14 DPIUI.

[discogranny]

Do not freak out if it turns colors! It can start to turn black, grey and green inside of you. Totally normal according to my RE.

[pamela]

Nov 15, 2013 13:34:17 GMT -5 awkwardpenguin said:

pamela, it's okay if you don't want to share, but why do they have you on Crinone vs. PIO? I would think with high miscarriage risk they'd go with PIO, but my only experience is that is what they chose for my therapist when her progesterone came back 4 at 14 DPIUI.

I don't know. My last doctor team in Texas had me on oral progesterone, but this RE prefers vaginal because it doesn't mask blood test results.  PIO wasn't mentioned.

[awkwardpenguin]

Ah, PIO changes blood test results too.