What are the side effects of taking progesterone during pregnancy?

For women with progesterone deficiency, they can take appropriate amounts of progesterone copper to supplement it. However, corpus luteum copper is a growth hormone product and is therefore not suitable for long-term use. Let’s understand what are the side effects of taking progesterone?

What are the side effects of taking progesterone

The use of estrogen to treat threatened abortion is no longer strongly recommended internationally, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. It is reported that the use of a large amount of lutein copper in the early stages of pregnancy can increase the risk of deformities in the fetus's spine, anus, limbs, etc. by 8 times. If synthetic progesterone is used (such as norethindrone, which has a masculinizing effect), about 18% of female fetuses will have male characteristics. This kind of outcome is tragic.

The application of progesterone to maintain pregnancy is very limited. Progesterone is a kind of estrogen, which is effective for threatened abortion caused by insufficient progesterone metabolism and insufficient progesterone levels. But first we must figure out whether there is a lack of corpus luteum copper. Whether it is deficient or not can be confirmed by testing or by accurately measuring the body temperature during ovulation. For those who do have luteal insufficiency, in order to achieve pregnancy, they can inject luteal copper 3-4 days after the basic body temperature rises, and continue to use it for 9-10 weeks until the pregnant mother can metabolize progesterone naturally. The use of luteal copper in normal conditions with deficient progesterone levels is unlikely to cause harm. I just hope that you can correctly understand corpus luteum copper, correctly deal with the different factors of miscarriage, correctly deal with pregnancy maintenance, and avoid doing the wrong thing with good intentions. Common problems: dizziness, headache, nausea, depression, breast pain, etc. Long-term use can cause uterine wall shrinkage, decreased menstrual volume, and is prone to vaginal yeast infection. Patients with liver disease should not take it internally.

What causes progesterone deficiency?

Low progesterone means luteal insufficiency, insufficient progesterone metabolism by the corpus luteum, or premature decline of the corpus luteum, resulting in poor metabolism of the uterine wall, which in turn causes difficulty in implantation of the fertilized egg or early miscarriage.

Luteal insufficiency may be related to insufficient LH and FSH secreted by the pituitary gland or excessive or insufficient prolactin secretion by the pituitary gland; some are due to the immaturity of the fertilized egg itself and its insensitivity to gonadotropin; some are due to the insufficient ability of the corpus progesterone to produce estrogen, or are related to factors such as the imbalance between the ratio of estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen and progesterone are mainly produced by eggs and progesterone. Their main function is to stimulate the growth and development of the reproductive organs, vagina, fallopian tubes and uterus of adolescent women, stimulate the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics of women, can regulate metabolic function, and play a positive role in puberty and development.

Estrogen can generally only fully exert its function on the basis of the action of estrogen, preparing for the combination of sperm and egg to implant in the uterus and ensure pregnancy, so that the uterine wall transitions from the growth phase to the metabolism phase, which is convenient for the embryo to implant, and can make the uterus less excited, ensuring that the test tube embryo has a more "quiet" environment.

Estrogen's main function is to regulate the uterine wall and uterine muscle, promote the implantation of the ovum and maintain pregnancy. Because the progesterone protein component is regulated by estrogen, most of the functions of progesterone can only be exerted on the basis of the action of estrogen.