What to eat to increase progesterone levels

For pregnant women, progesterone level is an important indicator. If the progesterone level is too low, the possibility of miscarriage increases. Therefore, if you go to the hospital for a check-up and find that the progesterone level is low, in addition to taking dydrogesterone tablets or intramuscular injections of progesterone copper and other drugs, it is best to supplement it through diet. Soybeans are rich in soy isoflavones and natural vitamin E, which can help pregnant women produce more progesterone. In addition, you can eat more fresh fruits, which can increase progesterone while supplementing nutrition. You should also pay attention to rest and stay in bed as much as possible to avoid miscarriage.

To increase progesterone levels, you can use diet therapy or take some medications orally, such as: 1. Adjust your diet and eat more legumes. Because bean foods are rich in soy isoflavones, which are a natural estrogen food that can increase the body's progesterone level, it is recommended to eat more soy milk, tofu, soybeans and other foods. In addition, some foods also contain natural progesterone, such as lettuce, broccoli, lemon, etc. Eating more of these foods is beneficial to increase progesterone levels. In addition, you need to eat foods containing vitamin E, such as fruits and vegetables (pears, hawthorns, strawberries, kiwis, etc.).

Oral medications, the most common ones are progesterone capsules, dydrogesterone tablets, etc. Progesterone is a synthetic or naturally obtained progesterone that can be quickly absorbed into the blood and help increase the body's progesterone level.

Before ovulation, in the follicular phase, the progesterone level is still very low, basically 0, usually below 3.2nmol/L. However, after ovulation, the corpus luteum of the ovary can produce a large amount of progesterone, and the level begins to rise. It is about 9.5-89nmol/L in the follicular phase, and usually reaches a peak 7 days before the next menstruation. During pregnancy, the progesterone level increases with the progress of pregnancy. In the early, middle and late stages of pregnancy, it is approximately 63.6-95.4nmol/L, 159-318nmol/L and 318-1272nmol/L. Low progesterone in pregnancy may be related to luteal insufficiency.