Post Date June, 30 2023
How to handle common problems with progesterone testing? What are the common problems with progesterone testing? What is the result of a progesterone test considered normal?
Common issues with progesterone testing
1. Is it necessary to check for progesterone in the early stages of pregnancy?
Generally speaking, healthy women do not need to undergo progesterone testing, but it is necessary for some women with long-term abnormal menstrual cycles or a history of miscarriage to undergo progesterone testing.
However, many women in the early stages of pregnancy, especially urban white-collar workers, are generally experiencing an increase in the number of spontaneous abortions due to environmental, food, stress, and other factors. Therefore, checking for progesterone in advance can help determine the health status of the fetus.
2. How to supplement low progesterone levels in early pregnancy?
If progesterone levels are below normal, uterine activity will be more frequent, making it easy for miscarriage to occur. Therefore, when there is a low progesterone value, doctors usually prescribe some medication to supplement progesterone, but this medication is divided into natural and non natural. Therefore, women in the early stages of pregnancy should not go to the pharmacy to buy it themselves, because if they unknowingly supplement with non natural progesterone, it may cause irreparable harm, and the length of time needed to supplement should also be according to the doctor's advice.
3. Can excessive supplementation of progesterone be harmful?
If the progesterone value is within the normal range, there is no need to supplement progesterone because excessive supplementation of hormones can actually cause problems in the fetus. The so-called "triple toxicity of drugs" requires expectant mothers to use progesterone with caution.
The use of progesterone for fetal protection is very limited. Progesterone is a progesterone that is useful for threatened miscarriage caused by insufficient secretion of the corpus luteum. However, it is necessary to first determine whether there is a lack of progesterone. Using a large amount of progesterone in the early stages of pregnancy can increase the risk of deformities in fetal spine, anus, limbs, and other areas by eight times. If synthetic progesterone is used (such as norethisterone with masculinization), about 18% of female fetuses are masculinization, which is unfortunate.
