How to take progesterone before pregnancy

Progesterone is a very important female hormone in the female body, and after pregnancy, only when progesterone is within the normal range can the healthy growth of the fetus be maintained. If a woman's progesterone level is too low, the chances of miscarriage are greatly increased. Before pregnancy, women also need to supplement progesterone as much as possible to keep progesterone within normal levels. So what are some ways to supplement progesterone before pregnancy?

1. Food supplements

If the progesterone level is low, the doctor recommends going to the hospital for treatment and taking natural progesterone supplements under the doctor's orders. Eat foods such as soybeans to help increase progesterone. It cannot be obtained from food alone because the progesterone content in food is very low.

Eating some peaches, grapefruits, hawthorns, strawberries, kiwis, pears, etc., which are rich in pectin and dietary fiber, will not cause large fluctuations in blood sugar. Because fruits also have the following advantages:

①The bright color and delicious taste can stimulate appetite.

②Rich in vitamin C, it can help digestion, prevent arteriosclerosis and delay aging.

③The sugar content is lower than that of staple foods, the volume is large, and it is easy to produce a feeling of fullness.

④The pectin and dietary fiber contained can delay the absorption of glucose.

2. Medicinal supplements

Progesterone is clinically used for the reactive diagnosis of amenorrhea or the causes of amenorrhea, such as threatened abortion and habitual abortion.

Intramuscular injection, 10-20 mg per time.

(1) Habitual abortion: 10-20 mg intramuscularly once a day or 2-3 times a week until the fourth month of pregnancy.

(2) Dysmenorrhea: Inject 5-10 mg daily 6-8 days before menstruation for a total of 4-6 days. The course of treatment can be repeated several times. For dysmenorrhea caused by uterine hypoplasia, it can be used in combination with estrogen.

(3) Excessive menstrual bleeding and metrorrhagia: 10-20 mg intramuscularly daily, 5-7 days as a course of treatment, can be repeated 3-4 courses, each course of treatment with an interval of 15-20 days.

(4) Amenorrhea: After giving estrogen for 2 to 3 weeks, immediately give this product 3 to 5 mg per day. A course of treatment is 6 to 8 days. The total dose should not exceed 300 to 350 mg. The course of treatment can be repeated 2 to 3 times.

Oral or vaginal administration: 100 mg once, once in the morning and once in the evening (2 hours before bedtime), for 10 consecutive days per cycle (usually on the 17th to 26th day of the cycle).

Life care: May cause dizziness, headache, nausea, depression, breast tenderness, etc. Long-term use can cause endometrial atrophy, decreased menstrual volume, and susceptibility to vaginal yeast infection. Patients with liver disease cannot take it orally.