What is progesterone?
Progesterone is a female reproductive hormone that plays a very important role during pregnancy. Progesterone is mainly secreted by luteal cells. It not only helps maintain the thickness of the endometrium, but is also an essential substance for maintaining fetal development. The normal range of progesterone varies from person to person, but it is a very important indicator of pregnancy, and monitoring progesterone levels can also help determine whether there are problems in the first trimester.
What is the normal value of progesterone?
The normal range of progesterone varies in early and late pregnancy. Generally speaking, at 4-5 weeks of pregnancy, a pregnant woman\’s progesterone level should be between 10-30ng/ml. At 5-6 weeks of pregnancy, progesterone levels will rise rapidly and fluctuate between 25-90ng/ml. In the ninth week of pregnancy, progesterone levels reach their highest value, approximately 200ng/ml. Thereafter, progesterone levels gradually decrease and remain between 20-200ng/ml until the end of pregnancy.
What are the causes and manifestations of abnormal progesterone?
Abnormal progesterone levels can cause a variety of pregnancy problems. Progesterone that is too low or too high can have negative effects on the fetus. Symptoms of low progesterone levels include: insufficient secretion, spastic abortion, habitual abortion, etc. If progesterone levels are found to be too low, timely measures need to be taken, such as using progesterone drugs or making lifestyle changes. Symptoms of excessive progesterone levels include multiple pregnancy, intrauterine fetal arrest, and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. At this time, you need to go to the hospital for further examination and treatment.
How to maintain good progesterone levels?
In order to maintain good progesterone levels, pregnant women should do the following: maintain good eating habits and comprehensive intake of various nutrients, minerals and vitamins; avoid smoking, drinking, caffeine and other environmental pollutants; maintain a reasonable amount of exercise , promote metabolism and improve the body\’s immunity through appropriate exercise. In addition, you can also consider taking progesterone drugs in the early stages of pregnancy to help maintain the stability of progesterone levels.
Summary
Progesterone is a very important hormone in the body. It has a great impact on the development of the fetus and the physical condition of the mother. There are many problems in early pregnancy that are not easy to detect. If you don’t know how to self-examine, you need to go to the hospital for examination in time. The comparison table of normal progesterone values is very important to the health of pregnant women. Paying attention to the changes in normal values can better maintain the health of mother and baby. By paying attention to progesterone indicator value monitoring, pregnant women can more clearly predict the problems they will face during pregnancy, so as to make more targeted preparations.
