What to do if progesterone is low at 9 weeks of pregnancy

Progesterone is a relatively important substance in the female body, especially for pregnant women. Low progesterone poses a great risk. If progesterone is not supplemented in time, the possibility of miscarriage is very high. After pregnant women are diagnosed with low progesterone, they can supplement progesterone by taking corpus luteum injections or progesterone tablets. In addition, in order to prevent miscarriage, pregnant women also need to rest and protect the fetus, and must not overwork.

1. What to do if progesterone is low at 9 weeks of pregnancy

Pregnant women don’t need to worry too much about low progesterone. They just need to actively cooperate with their doctors and rest peacefully during the first three months of pregnancy, and there will be no problem.

Generally, doctors will prescribe progesterone supplements for pregnant women, or give them progesterone supplements by injection. If you take an injection, most people can be cured in more than 10 days. If you take medicine (usually progesterone tablets), it will depend on the recovery of the pregnant woman herself. The doctor will give you long-term observation and advice.

2. How to know if progesterone is low

Generally, progesterone will be continued for about one month of pregnancy. Once the doctor discovers that a pregnant woman's progesterone level is low, he or she will take the initiative to explain the situation to you and provide you with suggestions on how to preserve the pregnancy.

3. Low progesterone is not recommended for pregnancy preservation

If your progesterone level is lower than 25 and there is no fetal heartbeat, you can basically give up on preserving the fetus. There is no point in keeping it. Because this situation is mostly caused by poor embryo development.

4. What are the dangers of low progesterone

Low progesterone in pregnant women indicates luteal insufficiency. Luteal insufficiency causes poor development of the embryonic sac and its appendages, leading to insufficient HCG secretion by trophoblast cells. Of course, other reasons may also cause poor development of the embryonic sac and its appendages, resulting in insufficient HCG secretion by the trophoblast, and insufficient progesterone secretion due to the lack of sufficient HCG stimulation of the corpus luteum of pregnancy.

If women lack progesterone, it is very harmful to their bodies and can easily lead to miscarriage and other conditions. High concentrations of progesterone can also have a calming effect on the enlarged female uterus, thus maintaining a woman's early pregnancy. Progesterone causes the muscle fibers of the female uterus to relax and reduce excitability. At the same time, it also reduces the sensitivity of the pregnant uterus to oxytocin, reduces uterine contractions, and is beneficial to the normal development and growth of the fertilized egg in the uterus. Insufficient progesterone levels during pregnancy may eventually lead to miscarriage in women, so you should pay more attention to it.

5. Notes

If a pregnant woman has low progesterone, she must rest quietly during the first three months of pregnancy, avoid doing physical work, and avoid getting tired. If she really can't do that, she should stay in bed and rest. Many patients have successfully preserved their pregnancy in this way.