Can progesterone detect ectopic pregnancy?

After becoming pregnant, mothers must go to the hospital regularly and quantitatively to do some relevant examinations. No matter what kind of examination it is, it should be checked reasonably and carefully to prevent some troubles and burdens. First of all, the most important thing is to check for ectopic pregnancy through the progesterone method. This is a major examination method, and it can also be detected in time in the early stage, because progesterone must be checked right after pregnancy.

How does progesterone rule out ectopic pregnancy?

Pregnant mothers usually go to the hospital regularly for B-ultrasound check-ups. One of the indicators in the prenatal check-up report is the progesterone level. I wonder if you know what the function of this progesterone content is? I have also heard that the possibility of ectopic pregnancy can be ruled out by looking at the progesterone level. So how does progesterone rule out ectopic pregnancy?

How does progesterone rule out ectopic pregnancy?

Generally speaking, a progesterone value higher than 20 NG/ML can rule out ectopic pregnancy. However, progesterone testing alone cannot be used as a basis for excluding ectopic pregnancy. This indicator only provides an indirect judgment indicator. In the early stages of conception, when B-ultrasound cannot provide accurate detection, we can use progesterone testing to rule out ectopic pregnancy. If the progesterone level is lower than 20NG/ML, it should attract our attention. Wait a week or two and go to the hospital for an ultrasound examination. If a gestational sac is seen in the uterus and there is no obvious cystic object outside the uterus, the possibility of ectopic pregnancy can be ruled out.

In fact, the most effective way to rule out ectopic pregnancy is B-ultrasound examination. When pregnancy is discovered, vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain occurs. In order to confirm that the embryo is in the uterus and to exclude ectopic pregnancy, B-ultrasound is required for identification. If you want to rule out ectopic pregnancy, you need to do a B-ultrasound. If a gestational sac is found in the uterus, it is a normal pregnancy, not an ectopic pregnancy. However, there is a disadvantage of B-ultrasound testing, that is, the pregnancy has just started and the time is too short for B-ultrasound to detect it. Generally, you should go to the hospital for an ultrasound around 45 days into your pregnancy to find out whether it is an ectopic pregnancy. If there has been no other discomfort before, you can observe for a while and wait until the B-ultrasound is done, and then rule out ectopic pregnancy based on the location of the gestational sac.

Causes of low progesterone

Progesterone plays a very important role for women. Fertility and embryo development are related to progesterone. Progesterone helps stimulate changes in the uterus during the reproductive process and promotes embryonic development by increasing blood flow to the blood vessels and tissues of the reproductive system. After the egg is released from the ovary, it attaches to the uterus. In theory, the egg and sperm combine to form an embryo.

Progesterone is a hormone that delays the shedding of the uterine lining (where the embryo is implanted). If the progesterone level drops significantly in the first few weeks of pregnancy, it may lead to miscarriage, so low progesterone is one of the things pregnant women should pay attention to.

1. When the corpus luteum is incomplete and the corpus luteum of the ovary is not fully developed, the progesterone content decreases accordingly.

2. Severe disorders of the adrenal glands and thyroid glands can also affect ovarian function, causing ovulation disorders and a corresponding decrease in progesterone levels.

3. The body develops insulin resistance.

For women who wish to delay pregnancy, high-dose progesterone injections can help prevent ovulation. Additionally, the sticky fluid it forms can prevent sperm from reaching the uterus and fallopian tubes. It seems that progesterone is also an indicator. During prenatal check-ups, we can observe the progesterone content and determine the implicit information. This is a convenience brought by technology.