If you tested positive for Lynch syndrome, but do not have a cancer diagnosis, or your doctor suspects that you have Lynch syndrome, the following cancer screening plan may be recommended.
It may delay ovulation but when you stop taking the progesterone, you would bleed and your ovulation would resume. Sometimes taking progesterone cyclically on cycle days 15-24 can help with symptoms that occur in the second half of the cycle.
First, the progestin-only pill thickens the mucus between your uterus and your vagina. Sperm have a hard time getting through the thick mucus to reach the egg. Second, like regular birth control pills, the progestin-only pill makes your body think that you are pregnant and stops your ovary from releasing an egg. This does not happen as often as with combination birth control pills. Forty percent of women taking the progestin only pill will continue to ovulate.