Progesterone suppository vs oral?

Question

My husband and I did a few fertility treatments after our second miscarriage since we had a hard time getting pregnant at all anyway. (I have a pituitary tumor causing hyperprolactinemia)

The doctors had me always use progesterone suppositories (vaginal) around cycle day 15.

This cycle I never took any until I got a positive pregnancy test. Now my new doctor prescribed me the same dose but it's an oral capsule. THEY look identical. Is that weird?!

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It's the same pill!

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I've taken both estradiol and progesterone (prometrium) pills - same pills sometimes prescribed vaginally and sometimes orally. But they are the same pill. It's ok - dr has a reason she s/he wants it taken one way vs the other.

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I take 100mg vaginal progesterone suppositories too. Started the day after my IUI and they said they will keep me on them until 12 weeks pregnant, which right now I am 7w1d.

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Ya the same thing not as good as vaginal

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It's the same thing. My pharmacist said it was less effective if taken orally.

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my doctor had me on progesterone. it was the oral pill but they told me to use vaginally. they said it is easier for the body to absorb and has less side effects than when taken orally.

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I had trouble conceiving too. Was put on progesterone suppositories around cd 15 too. When I found out I was pregnant he had me continue them and I'm still using them, until the end of my 1st trimester.

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I have researched this and the two studies I found said there’s no real reason to take progesterone after a BFP unless tests show low progesterone.

Progesterone suppository vs oral?

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