Will progesterone capsules make you fat?

If a woman's estrogen or female hormone level is insufficient, it is easy to have irregular menstruation, endocrine imbalance, and women are also prone to miscarriage during pregnancy. Usually when this happens, doctors will recommend women to take progesterone capsules, but some women find that they gain weight after taking these capsules, and they don’t know whether this is normal.

Progesterone is a kind of estrogen and has a certain effect on lipid metabolism. If we take progesterone capsules, it is actually normal for the body to gain weight. If there is already something wrong with your body and you must take progesterone capsules, then we cannot refuse.

Some women went to the hospital for examination, and the doctor judged that their progesterone levels were relatively low. Estrogen is mainly caused by progesterone, so it is also called corpus luteum copper. This is mainly due to incomplete corpus luteum, insufficient progesterone metabolism by the corpus luteum, or premature decline of the corpus luteum. At this time, it is very necessary for us to take some progesterone capsules.

The effect of corpus luteum copper

Corpus luteum copper plays an important role for women. In the middle and late stages of the menstrual cycle, the uterine mucosal glands can grow, the uterus swells, and the endometrium thickens, making adequate preparations for the integration of sperm and egg. After the integration of sperm and egg, an embryo can be formed. It can also reduce the fluid regulation and inhibition activity of the pregnant uterus, allowing the fetus to grow safely. Under the interaction of estrogen, it can also promote adequate breast growth and make relevant preparations for milk production.

Progesterone capsules can also reduce and thicken the cervical mucus, making it difficult for sperm to pass through. When used in large doses, it can inhibit the secretion of pituitary gonadotropin through a negative feedback effect on the hypothalamus-pituitary gland, resulting in the effect of inhibiting ovulation. It is mainly used clinically to treat habitual abortion, menorrhagia or amenorrhea. In addition, in cases of premenstrual syndrome, ovulation arrest or normal breast disease, people can also take progesterone capsules or vaginally administer it.

Progesterone is a kind of estrogen. After taking it, our body may gain weight, which is normal. The body will recover after stopping taking the drug. Progesterone copper can help women treat irregular menstruation and premenstrual syndrome. It can also promote women to restore their ovulation period, especially for pregnant women, it can maintain the normal development of pregnancy.