After using a pregnancy test strip to test pregnancy, you will usually go to the hospital to draw blood for progesterone and HCG tests to confirm pregnancy through these two values. Regarding progesterone, here’s what pregnant mothers need to know

1. What is progesterone?

Progesterone is progesterone, the progesterone. After pregnancy, progesterone levels will increase significantly. The increase in progesterone is to support the pregnancy and avoid miscarriage.

Generally, only if the measured progesterone value is greater than 5ng/ml, it means that you may be pregnant, and if it is greater than 25ng/ml, it means that you have a good intrauterine pregnancy.

If progesterone is low after pregnancy, it is easy to cause miscarriage. The doctor will make a comprehensive diagnosis based on HCG and the mother's performance, so it is best to follow the doctor's advice for miscarriage.

2. After pregnancy, why do some people have high progesterone and others have low progesterone?

Due to individual differences, the hormone levels in the bodies of different women are different, and the natural progesterone levels are also different. Some women have low progesterone levels, but there is no need to be too nervous.

There is another reason. Progesterone has two units: ng/ml and nmol/L. The conversion between them is: ng/ml *3.12 = nmol/L, ng/ ml is a large unit! Therefore, when judging whether your progesterone is high or low, you should first look at the unit and then make a comparison.

3. Will miscarriage definitely occur if progesterone is low?

Some pregnant mothers have low progesterone, but their HCG is doubled, and there is no abdominal pain or bleeding. They go through the first trimester smoothly and the fetus is born smoothly without affecting the development of the fetus. But there are also some pregnant mothers with high progesterone, which eventually lead to fetal arrest and miscarriage.

Therefore, low progesterone does not mean that miscarriage will definitely occur. It must be comprehensively judged based on the doubling of HCG, the development of the gestational sac, and the pregnant mother's own performance. The progesterone value can be used as a reference. There is no need to pay too much attention to the progesterone value.

4. What should I do if my progesterone is low? Should I use a miscarriage?

Many pregnant mothers with low progesterone will be advised by doctors to take progesterone to protect the fetus. For specific methods, just follow the doctor's advice.

In addition, you should also pay attention to rest. If you have brown discharge, it is best to rest in bed. You should also relax and avoid staying up late or doing strenuous exercise to avoid miscarriage. Regarding HCG, here’s what pregnant mothers need to know

1. What is HCG?

HCG is the abbreviation of "chorionic gonadotropin" in medicine. It begins to be secreted on the 6th day after ovulation and the HCG value in the body begins to increase.

Changes in HCG: On the 7th to 8th day after intercourse, HCG can be detected in the blood. The concentration will double as the gestational age increases, almost doubling every 1.7-2 days. It reaches a peak at 8-10 weeks of pregnancy, lasts for 1-2 weeks, and then quickly drops to 10% of the peak.

2. Why do we need to check blood HCG after pregnancy?

In the early stages of pregnancy, the level of hcg in the blood will be used to determine whether pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, and whether miscarriage is successful. Determine whether you are pregnant: Generally, one week after intercourse during the ovulation period, a blood test will be taken to test HCG. As long as it is higher than 10, pregnancy can be confirmed. Determine whether there is an ectopic pregnancy: After pregnancy, the hcg level increases several times every two weeks. If the hcg level increases slowly but is higher than the value without pregnancy, then the doctor will consider an ectopic pregnancy. Determine whether the miscarriage is successful: Some pregnant women have low progesterone, and the doctor will recommend miscarriage. If the hcg does not double well or even continues to drop after taking the miscarriage, it means that the miscarriage has not been successful and the pregnancy needs to be terminated.

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