When pregnant women go to the hospital for prenatal check ups in the early stages of pregnancy, doctors will require them to test their blood levels of HCG and progesterone to determine whether the fetal development is healthy based on the actual levels of HCG and progesterone. Some pregnant women have relatively low levels of progesterone, so let's learn about how to deal with low levels of hCG and progesterone?
The first three months of pregnancy belong to the early stage of pregnancy, during which progesterone levels are not an absolute indicator of fetal health, but mainly determined by the actual level of blood HCG. As long as the HCG level is within the normal range, and the doubling status is good, and the size of the fetal heart and embryo is also normal, there is no problem. Even if the progesterone level is low and there are no signs of miscarriage, no special treatment is needed.
But if there has been a history of miscarriage due to low progesterone levels before, or if symptoms such as brown vaginal discharge or abdominal pain have already appeared, active treatment is needed. Low levels of progesterone can easily lead to miscarriage, so it is recommended that pregnant women actively supplement progesterone and stabilize fetal qi through the use of contraceptive drugs.
The reason why progesterone levels are so important during pregnancy is because progesterone plays a crucial role in stabilizing the uterus. Only when progesterone levels are normal can the embryo be in a safe state. If the progesterone level is low, the uterus will expel the gestational sac as a foreign body, making it prone to miscarriage. To avoid miscarriage, pregnant women must regularly check their progesterone levels in the early stages of pregnancy.
