What to do if progesterone is low and bleeding occurs

Progesterone, also known as corpus luteum, is a natural estrogen metabolized by the corpus luteum of the ovary. The progesterone level in a pregnant woman's body is directly related to whether the pregnancy can proceed normally. A certain amount of progesterone can not only ensure the normal function of the uterine wall and promote the growth and development of the test tube embryo, but also has the effect of anti-rejection and inhibiting uterine contractions, thereby ensuring that the fetus can grow and develop smoothly in the uterus. What should I do if I have low progesterone and a small amount of bleeding during pregnancy?

What to do if you have low progesterone and a small amount of bleeding during pregnancy

Pregnant women with low progesterone may experience a small amount of vaginal bleeding, which is usually less than the false amount and the blood is red. It still exists in the early stages of pregnancy and is sometimes accompanied by mild lower abdominal pain, back pain and a feeling of falling. In medicine, corpus luteum insufficiency does not always mean that the estrogen and progesterone secreted by the corpus luteum of a woman's ovary is insufficient. If the corpus luteum is insufficient in women, it may cause luteal bleeding, embryo implantation failure, female infertility or miscarriage.

For pregnant women with low progesterone levels, doctors usually prescribe lutein copper supplements or give them injections to supplement lutein copper. If injected, most people can recover within 10 days after the injection. If you take medicine (usually progesterone tablets), it will be decided based on the pregnant woman's own recovery condition, and the doctor will ask you to do long-term observation and advice.

If the progesterone level is less than 25 and there is no fetal heartbeat, then you can basically give up on preserving the fetus. There is no point in saving it, because most of these situations are caused by incomplete development of test tube embryos. If a pregnant woman has low progesterone, she must rest in the first three months of pregnancy, do not do strenuous work, and do not get tired. If she really feels unwell, she should stay in bed and rest. Many patients have successfully maintained their pregnancy in this way.

The impact of progesterone levels on the fetus

Progesterone levels play a key role during pregnancy. Its key role is to maintain pregnancy. Low progesterone levels in the middle and late stages of pregnancy also indicate insufficient corpus luteum. Progesterone levels can maintain the growth and development of the uterine wall, which is beneficial to the implantation and development of the embryo. Otherwise, the growth of the uterine wall will be delayed, normal metabolic reactions will not occur, and the embryo cannot be implanted, resulting in infertility. Or, although the embryo can be implanted temporarily, its growth and development cannot be maintained, resulting in miscarriage. If this happens repeatedly, it will become habitual abortion.

Progesterone is an important estrogen in women’s bodies. The different progesterone levels are as follows:

1. Increased progesterone levels

It is common in physiological pregnancy. It increases with the progress of pregnancy after the 8th week of pregnancy until it reaches 160 ng/ml at full term. When the placental function decreases, the progesterone level in the blood decreases. Physiologically elevated progesterone levels are common in patients with adrenal hyperactivity, corpus luteum cysts, and renal organ syndrome.

2. Decreased progesterone

It is common in primary or secondary amenorrhea, anovulatory menstruation or abnormal uterine bleeding due to anovulatory male sexual dysfunction, polycystic ovary syndrome, and during the contraceptive pill period.

3. Insufficient progesterone level

Insufficient progesterone levels are also known as corpus luteum insufficiency. In the treatment of infertility, especially artificial insemination treatment, patients with corpus luteum insufficiency should be diagnosed and treated accordingly in a timely manner to enable patients to become pregnant as soon as possible.