Progesterone, progesterone, is a kind of natural progesterone secreted by corpus luteum of ovary, which can inhibit uterine activity and make the fetus grow safely, and is a necessary substance to maintain pregnancy. If the progesterone value is low, it indicates that fetal development or luteal function may be abnormal.
Q: What does progesterone do?
First, the immune protection function.
Progesterone has the effects of immune protection and inhibition of immune response. Some studies implant some tumor cells into the uterus of animals. Only in the animals injected with progesterone, the cells were not rejected and implanted into the uterine wall, indicating that progesterone can inhibit the immune response. This also shows that the increase of progesterone in normal pregnancy can prevent the embryo from being rejected by the mother and maintain pregnancy. Simply put: when progesterone is insufficient, the embryo may be rejected by the mother and aborted.
Second, blastocyst attachment.
During ovulation, the endometrium changes from proliferative phase to secretory phase under the action of progesterone secreted by corpus luteum, which makes the endometrium easy to accept embryo attachment. Decidual cells are transformed from endometrial stromal cells and contain glycogen particles, which provide nutrition for blastocysts. Progesterone can induce decidualization of endometrial stroma and regulate the expression of various endocrine-related factors in the form of autocrine or paracrine. Simply put: it is conducive to embryo implantation.
Third, inhibit uterine contraction.
Some studies believe that progesterone can change the permeability of uterine cell membrane to ions, make the membrane in a super state, thus reducing the excitability and conductivity of uterine muscles and reducing the sensitivity of uterine muscles to various * * * * * (including oxytocin). Simply put: prevent the uterus from expelling embryos and play a role in protecting the fetus.
Fourth, promote fetal growth.
Progesterone can increase fetal insulin secretion by increasing maternal blood sugar level, thus promoting fetal growth. Progesterone can also promote the synthesis of some protein in uterus, which is beneficial to the maintenance of pregnancy. Simply put: promote the development and growth of the fetus.
Q: What are the symptoms of low progesterone?
If the level of progesterone before pregnancy is low, it means that women are prone to infertility. The external manifestations of low progesterone are: thyroid dysfunction, fibrocystic disease, gallbladder disease, hypoglycemia and other symptoms are not easy to find; There will also be symptoms such as irregular menstrual cycle, weight gain, dryness, and pain. You can find them if you are careful. If you find these troubles, you should go to a professional hospital in time and follow the doctor's advice.
However, progesterone after pregnancy is low, and the most common is threatened abortion. This is because too little progesterone secretion will lead to fetal instability. Therefore, if pregnant women are not careful at this time, it may lead to fetal abortion or premature delivery.
Q: Why is progesterone low?
There are several reasons for the official introduction:
1, luteal insufficiency, ovarian luteal hypoplasia, progesterone content decreased accordingly.
2. Serious dysfunction of adrenal gland and thyroid gland will also affect ovarian function, which will hinder ovulation and reduce progesterone content accordingly.
3. Insulin resistance appears in the body.
Q: What if progesterone is low?
Hospitalization treatment
Most of the causes of low progesterone are caused by disease factors, so it is necessary to go to a regular hospital in time to carry out relevant examinations, clarify the pathogenic factors and treat the symptoms, so as to effectively achieve the purpose of curing the disease.
Generally, progesterone will be checked around 1 month of pregnancy. Once a pregnant woman's progesterone is found to be low, the doctor will take the initiative to explain it to you and give you advice on how to protect the fetus. When the progesterone value is detected to be low, the doctor will prescribe progesterone supplements for pregnant women or inject progesterone into pregnant women.
If you give an injection, most people will be cured in 10 days. Taking progesterone tablets depends on the recovery of pregnant mothers, and doctors will give long-term observation and suggestions.
Pregnant mothers with low progesterone can also choose Chinese medicine hospitals to protect their fetuses by combining traditional Chinese and western medicine. In the workshop, it is also suggested that you can drink more soy milk, supplement hormones, and adjust the imbalance of hormones in the body, which will help improve the progesterone value of pregnant mothers.
Food supervision
Pregnant mothers can also adjust their progesterone value through diet, and ingest ingredients rich in soybean isoflavones and natural vitamin E from food, which can help pregnant mothers produce more progesterone by themselves.
Eating some fruits rich in pectin and dietary fiber by pregnant sisters can also help to supplement progesterone, such as kiwi fruit, strawberry and other fruits, and help women to supplement vitamin C and vitamin E in their bodies, which can help progesterone reach normal levels.
Tip 1: If the pregnant mother's progesterone is low, she must rest in the first three months of pregnancy, don't do manual work, and don't be too tired. If you see redness in your lower body during pregnancy, you must not take it lightly. Go to the hospital for examination in time, especially for pregnant mothers with a history of abortion. In addition, if the progesterone value is lower than 25 and there is no fetal heart, the general doctor suggests whether to give up abortion, because this situation is mostly caused by poor embryo development, and high-quality embryos are bound to survive the fittest.