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Is Primolut Injection Advisable During Pregnancy?
hey. i am 16 weeks of amenorea and a lot of contraction. i take natural progesterone utrogestan but I am living in Kenya and my doctor in kenya asked me to get an injection of primolut 250mg, I have called my doctor from my country in Belgium who said not to take that injection because its useless in my case and not good for baby and forbidden since many years in pregnancy in belgium, my cervix is closed but long of 2cm only and many contractions. primolut injection or not? thxs a lot
Wed, 9 Mar 2016
Hi there,
Welcome to HCM,
Both Primolut and Utrogeston are forms of progesterone and given safely in pregnancy. They are given in women whom we suspect to have threatened abortion to prevent from losing the pregnancy.
Any one form of the progesterone is fine, you need not take both. They both have similar effectiveness and since you are taking utrogestan you should continue it. And more so if your cervix is long and closed the likely hood of you losing this pregnancy is very small.
You need to relax and be positive, once reached 16 weeks and with cervix closed and no prior history of miscarriage, you are very unlikely to miscarry.
Please continue the utrogestan till 24 weeks and relax. Also continue the Folic acid and other vitamins you may be taking.
Anxiety and stress will only make matters worse, continue the utrogestan.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
Welcome to HCM,
Both Primolut and Utrogeston are forms of progesterone and given safely in pregnancy. They are given in women whom we suspect to have threatened abortion to prevent from losing the pregnancy.
Any one form of the progesterone is fine, you need not take both. They both have similar effectiveness and since you are taking utrogestan you should continue it. And more so if your cervix is long and closed the likely hood of you losing this pregnancy is very small.
You need to relax and be positive, once reached 16 weeks and with cervix closed and no prior history of miscarriage, you are very unlikely to miscarry.
Please continue the utrogestan till 24 weeks and relax. Also continue the Folic acid and other vitamins you may be taking.
Anxiety and stress will only make matters worse, continue the utrogestan.
Hope this helps.
Regards.
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