What to do if progesterone is low

Many pregnant women go to the hospital for check-ups in the early stages of pregnancy and find that their progesterone levels are low. Some pregnant women even wonder if they will have a miscarriage when they see that their progesterone levels are low. Many pregnant mothers ask their doctors what to do if progesterone is low in early pregnancy? Do you need abortion? What is the normal value of progesterone?

In order to help pregnant mothers understand issues related to progesterone levels, here we will give you some scientific knowledge about progesterone levels.

What is the progesterone value?

Progesterone is what we often call estrogen. Before a mother becomes pregnant, progesterone and estrogen together control the menstrual period. Before pregnancy, progesterone levels are only produced by the corpus luteum of the ovary. After pregnancy, the progesterone levels produced by the corpus luteum become lower and lower, and the embryonic trophoblasts slowly (around 8-12 weeks of pregnancy) take on the responsibility of metabolizing progesterone levels.

Progesterone has many functions. It can inhibit uterine contractions and immune response, allow the fetus to grow and develop safely, etc. It is an essential substance for maintaining pregnancy. If the progesterone value is slightly low, the baby's development or corpus luteum deficiency may be abnormal.

What should I do if my progesterone level is low in early pregnancy? Do you need abortion?

If the progesterone level is low in early pregnancy, you need to go to the hospital for examination immediately to find out what factors cause the low progesterone level. It is necessary to eliminate the situation of low progesterone levels caused by incomplete development of test tube embryos or ectopic pregnancy; it is also necessary to eliminate some endocrine diseases (such as hyperlactationuria, renal imbalance, abnormal thyroid hormone) that cause insufficient corpus luteum and reduced progesterone metabolism. If you need to take medication to increase progesterone, take it according to your doctor's instructions.

Progesterone fluctuates greatly in early pregnancy. It is basically in a weight loss bottleneck period in the range of 6-10 weeks of pregnancy. It will show a physiological decrease in 7-9 weeks of pregnancy and then warm up. Therefore, even if the pregnant mother's progesterone test is low, it does not mean that the embryonic development process must be abnormal. Therefore, when pregnant mothers find that their progesterone level is low, they should not panic. What they should do next is to conduct follow-up visits, pay attention to the doubling of HCG, and adjust their mentality. Let the doctor decide whether or not to preserve the fetus and how to preserve the fetus.