What causes progesterone to drop?

Under normal circumstances, the progesterone level of pregnant women will become higher and higher during pregnancy. If the progesterone level is low, then the pregnancy is likely to be abnormal. Low progesterone level during pregnancy may be a sign of miscarriage. There are many reasons for low progesterone during pregnancy. What is the reason for the sharp drop in progesterone levels?

What causes a sharp drop in progesterone levels?

As for the causes of low progesterone levels during pregnancy, most of the low progesterone levels are caused by incomplete corpus luteum in women, resulting in insufficient progesterone metabolized by progesterone. During a normal pregnancy, the increase in progesterone levels can prevent the test tube embryo from being rejected by the pregnant mother and maintain the pregnancy. If the progesterone level is not high enough, the test tube embryo will seem like a foreign body and will be resisted by the pregnant mother, leading to miscarriage. If low progesterone levels occur during pregnancy, it is recommended to go to the hospital immediately for medical treatment and receive targeted and reasonable treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

Progesterone is a natural estrogen secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary. It has a significant histological effect on the uterine wall stimulated by estrogen in the body and is essential for maintaining pregnancy. Progesterone levels are clinically used for the reflective diagnosis of amenorrhea or the causes of amenorrhea, such as threatened abortion, habitual abortion, etc. If the progesterone level is too low, pregnancy will not be maintained again.

How to supplement low progesterone during pregnancy

To supplement the body's insufficient progesterone level, lutein copper intramuscular injection and oral administration of progesterone are generally used. HCG gonadotropin can also be used to promote lutein deficiency. However, it should be noted that not everyone's physical condition is suitable for progesterone copper drugs. Some expectant mothers will experience side effects, so they must be used under the guidance of a doctor.

The amount of corpus luteum copper in a pregnant woman's body is directly related to whether the pregnancy can proceed normally. This is mainly because a certain amount of luteal copper can not only ensure the normal function of the uterine wall and promote the growth of the test tube embryo, but also has the effect of anti-rejection and inhibiting uterine contractions, thereby ensuring that the fetus can grow and develop smoothly in the uterus until full term.

Copper corpus luteum is not a panacea for tocolysis. It is only suitable for patients with miscarriage caused by progesterone deficiency. Copper corpus luteum cannot be used for tocolysis treatment for miscarriage caused by fetal maldevelopment or abnormalities, or fetal death in utero, due to poor genetic factors, environmental factors, maternal diseases, etc.