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.
If a pregnancy occurs, progesterone is produced in the placenta and levels remain elevated throughout the pregnancy. The combination of high estrogen and progesterone levels suppress further ovulation during pregnancy. Progesterone also encourages the growth of milk-producing glands in the breast during pregnancy., causing it to thicken during the pre-ovulatory phase of the cycle. The Role of Progesterone in Women. One of progesterone's most important functions is to cause the endometrium to secrete special proteins during the second half of the menstrual cycle, preparing it to receive and nourish an implanted fertilized egg.