VaginaPagina

It's possible that you aren't as pregnant as they assume, and your levels will rise.

It's also possible, depending on your levels of hCG, that you are experiencing a chemical pregnancy -- sperm and egg have a mishap when fusing the DNA, and the result develops into a mass of cells and... stops. The hormones drop, and miscarriage happens. (Condolences if this happens; please remember that it's basically a random chance, and there's nothing you could've done "better.")

If your hCG levels are normal, but your progesterone is still low, such that you may indeed have a viable mass of cells that can develop further, but a hormonal risk... Talk to your doctor about the possibility of going on a Progesterone Only Pill to stabilize your levels, maybe? I do not know if that's a good idea, but it's probably one to bring up with a real doctor.

Good luck! (Remember to get your thyroid checked, if you haven't; untreated hypothyroidism during pregnancy puts you at risk of miscarriage and pre-eclampsia, not to mention fetal brain damage... I managed to avoid everything but the pre-eclampsia, but that SUCKED BIGTIME.)

If it was due to PCOS or other hormonal situations, then... Well, doctors who say someone is definitely infertile are often proved wrong. Indeed, my grandmother was told by a doctor that she'd never be able to carry another child to term. Apparently a neighbor said, somewhere around eight months, that if she "lost the baby" it'd be BIRTH, not a miscarriage, and that's where my sire came from. (And got a real entitlement complex by being "the miracle son they thought they'd never have." -_- )

And as you know, all forms of contraception have failure rates, unless the ovaries themselves have come out. (Which is generally bad for the body...)

Sounds like your doctor is on top of things re the progesterone. If you're really early, under about a month's gestation, then the heart won't have started beating yet, no.

Definitely crossing fingers for you!!

You can speak to your Dr about getting progesterone supplements. If your levels are too low you are more likely to miscarry - not sure what the minimum number is to sustain pregnancy though. The most common for early pregnancy are progesterone in oil (given via shot to the butt/hip area) and vaginal suppositories.

My mom had low progesterone during her pregnancies and she had four miscarriages before they figured out the problem. She said back then (early 80s) that no doctor would listen to her and told her that miscarriages are normal. So, it's really good that your doctor is already keeping an eye on that. Once they figured out the problem, my mom gave birth to two healthy kids. They just had to monitor her hormone levels and give her hormone shots.

I'm not sure of the exact numbers/levels, but as long as they're watching your levels and treating you accordingly, you should be fine.