What is the normal progesterone level at 8 weeks of pregnancy?

In the early stages of pregnancy, pregnant women need to check their progesterone levels. The progesterone level is an important reference value for judging whether a pregnant woman is healthy during pregnancy. If the progesterone level of a pregnant woman is normal, it is beneficial to the healthy growth of the fetus. What is the normal value of progesterone at 8 weeks of pregnancy? What is the actual function of progesterone? Let's learn about it with the editor today.

How much is the normal value of progesterone in 8 weeks of pregnancy

Under normal circumstances, the normal value of progesterone at 8 weeks of pregnancy is 28.6±7.9ng/ml. Because the testing data of different hospitals may be different, if the data of the test sheet standard value is ng/ml, such as the old standard value of the follicular phase is 3.18, it is calculated as the legal standard value of nmol/L. If the legal standard value of the follicular phase is 0.3145, the old standard value of ng/ml will be calculated immediately.

What is the role of progesterone

1. Maintain immunity. Progesterone has the function of maintaining immunity and inhibiting immune response. When a woman is pregnant normally, the progesterone level increases, which can prevent the test tube embryo from being rejected by the pregnant mother and maintain the pregnancy. When the progesterone level is insufficient, the test tube embryo may be resisted by the pregnant mother and lead to miscarriage.

2. Blastocyst embryo implantation. During ovulation, under the action of estrogen secreted by progesterone, the uterine wall switches from the reproductive phase to the metabolic phase, making the uterine wall receptive to the implantation of the fertilized egg.

3. Inhibit uterine contractions. Progesterone levels can change the permeability of the uterine cytoplasm to ions, making the membrane in an abnormal state, thereby reducing the fluid regulation and conductivity of the uterine muscle, and reducing the sensitivity of the uterine muscle to various stimuli (including oxytocin), thereby preventing the uterus from expelling the test tube embryo and playing a role in preserving the pregnancy.

Progesterone level is one of the key factors in maintaining pregnancy. It can ensure that the fetus can develop normally in the mother's uterus. Therefore, pregnant mothers must attach great importance to the progesterone level test in the early pregnancy. If the progesterone level is found to be too low or too high, you should go to the hospital immediately to find out the reason and take effective preventive measures to restore the progesterone level to the normal range to ensure the health of the fetus.