I've seen quite a few other bloggers and tweeps who used it, but they usually just refer obliquely to ickiness, build-up and discharge. I hadn't really seen any practical suggestions for minimizing the ick. So for the benefit of anyone who hasn't taken this form of progesterone, but wants to know, here are the tips I got from my IF Twitter girls. If you have experience with Crinone, feel free to leave your own tips & tricks in the comments! For anyone else, this may be TMI in a big way. Consider yourself forewarned!
- Wear all cotton underwear, and not your nicer selections.
- Wear a liner if you don't mind them.
- There will be build-up. Be pro-active about removing it.
- You will need to go in and remove the build-up yourself. Do this in the shower.
- Your insides will feel very strange indeed.
- No douche allowed.
- Side effects include: sore boobs, constipation, bloating, headaches and more.
- You may have to wait a few days for CD1 if you get negative beta and stop taking the medicine.
Interesting... going to file this away for the future in case I need this!
ReplyDeleteI used Crinone this past cycle and my boobs were killing me, I had cramps and migraines. Fun, fun, fun! In my case, I got my period despite still being on it. That's how much like clockwork AND how annoying my period is. It's like, "Crinone - Shminone! It's day 28 and that's my entrance!" Anyway, thank you for posting this as I agree with all of it. Liners, liners, liners!
ReplyDeleteThis is v useful. I think Crinone has just come to the UK, my doc was talking about putting me on it for IVF #2 instead of PIO shots which were sooo painful. Will bear this stuff in mind, thanks :)
ReplyDeleteThis was very helpful. Thank you for posting. I am 7 weeks pregnant and have been on crinone the whole time. It causes quite a bit of build-up and gets to be a little uncomfortable. Removing it in the shower definitely helps.
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