| If you have a progesterone deficiency, it can cause | | | | when you do become pregnant go see a specialist |
| some uncomfortable problems and make you infertile. | | | | who can determine why you are having problems. |
| The levels of progesterone will rise and fall | | | | They can run tests to check for different things. |
| dramatically during monthly cycles. At ovulations, the | | | | Many times women suffer from some kind of |
| levels increase rapidly. Then if fertilization does not | | | | hormone imbalance are do not even know it. |
| occur, they drop back down. This sudden decline of | | | | Progesterone and infertility is one of the easier ones |
| progesterone and estrogen levels that trigger the | | | | to deal with due to the fact there does not seem to |
| menstrual cycle. If pregnancy occurs progesterone | | | | be any dangerous side effects on the mother or the |
| production increases shedding the lining of the uterus | | | | baby. |
| is prevented. | | | | If it is found that, you have a deficiency of |
| When progesterone levels drop while pregnant and | | | | progesterone and infertility has caused you not to be |
| premature, delivery can occur. Progesterone also | | | | able to get pregnant then talk to your doctor about |
| influences the development of the breast and milk | | | | progesterone therapy. Have other levels of |
| production. Progesterone protects the fetus and | | | | hormones checked to be sure there are no other |
| when we have a progesterone level that is too low | | | | underlying medical conditions that you need to be |
| we are unable to get pregnant or carry without | | | | aware of. |
| miscarriage and problems during our pregnancy. This | | | | Women that are prone to miscarriages or difficult |
| will lead to a deficiency of progesterone and infertility. | | | | pregnancies should talk to their doctors about |
| What Can I Do | | | | progesterone levels and other hormone levels that |
| There is a natural progesterone therapy that a | | | | may be causing problems. Progesterone is needed to |
| woman can go through to bring the progesterone | | | | facilitate implantation and to prevent rejection of the |
| levels back up in her body. There has never been | | | | developing embryo, but the follicle may not respond |
| any pattern of birth defects for pregnant women | | | | to the ovum with enough progesterone. |
| who go on progesterone therapy while pregnant. | | | | If you think you may be pregnant do blood test for |
| Women who have high-risk pregnancy are | | | | (HGC) and if you are start progesterone therapy and |
| encouraged to go through the progesterone therapy | | | | this will give you the hormone you need to have a |
| until after delivery. | | | | successful and healthy baby. |
| If you find that, you cannot carry and have problems | | | | |