What are the effects of progesterone injections during pregnancy

It is not uncommon for pregnant women to use pregnancy-preserving injections. It is mainly used for pregnant women who have signs of miscarriage in the early stages of pregnancy. The main ingredient of the pregnancy-preserving injection is corpus luteum copper. So, what is the effect of progesterone injections during pregnancy? What are the side effects of progesterone injections during pregnancy? Some pregnant women rely too much on progesterone to save the fetus in the early stages of pregnancy without understanding its harm. In fact, progesterone injections have side effects, which have long been confirmed. Let's discuss this below.

What are the effects of progesterone injections during pregnancy

Progesterone injections can be used to treat patients with threatened abortion. If the patient's progesterone level is low, corpus luteum copper needs to be supplemented. Progesterone injections can improve the patient's luteal insufficiency symptoms, which is of great auxiliary significance for maintaining pregnancy.

Progesterone injections can also treat menstrual disorders, especially for identifying whether the patient has low estrogen urine disease. Vaginal bleeding needs to be observed after the progesterone injection.

What are the side effects of taking progesterone injections during pregnancy?

1. Congenital defects

Many pregnant women who need to maintain their pregnancy are not actually lacking luteal copper, but the test tube embryo is defective. Generally speaking, this type of test tube embryo should be eliminated, but because of the use of estrogen to maintain the fetus, this abnormal test tube embryo survives, and the born child is likely to have defects.

2. Affect the fetal urinary system

The inappropriate use of corpus luteum copper may affect the growth and development of the fetus's reproductive organs. In severe cases, it may cause female fetuses to have male fetal characteristics, male fetuses to have reproductive organ deformities, and female fetuses to be more prone to sexual organ tumors.

3. Affect the fetus's kidney function

Excessive injections of progesterone during pregnancy can cause hydronephrosis, renal pelvic dilatation, and ureteral dilatation, which can seriously endanger the health of the fetus.

4. Post-term pregnancy

Excessive injection of progesterone copper in the late pregnancy is not a good idea either, as it will cause excess estrogen in the pregnant woman’s body, and the pregnant woman may not show any signs of giving birth even after her due date.

Nowadays, progesterone is rarely used to maintain pregnancy, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. Because the risk of using corpus luteum copper at this stage is quite high, it will increase the probability of fetal malformation. If synthetic corpus luteum copper is used, approximately 18% of female fetuses will have masculinity, which is a very unfortunate result.

Moreover, luteal copper is not suitable for all threatened abortions. It can only treat abortions caused by insufficient luteal copper metabolism. Before use, you should first check whether the progesterone level is insufficient. In the case of luteal insufficiency, luteal copper can be injected and used continuously for 9-10 weeks until estrogen metabolism returns to normal. The use of copper lutein in cases of estrogen insufficiency does not pose a risk.

For pregnant women with low estrogen levels during pregnancy, they should pay attention to the use of traditional Chinese medicine conditioning, improve maternal factors, regulate estrogen metabolism, and pay attention to nutrition and diet. Good nutrition and a stable embryo will allow the fetus to grow happily and naturally. There is no need to rely too much on drugs, as drugs cannot eliminate side effects.