PROGESTERONE TEST, YOUR IMPORTANT HORMONE IN INFERTILITY...

Progesterone test is a blood test measuring the level of hormone called progesterone. It's very important in pregnancy. Progesterone helps control your period, prepares your body to support a fertilised egg. If you're pregnant, progesterone also triggers your breasts to make milk. Generally, progesterone levels go up each month when you ovulate, and your body is ready to get pregnant. If you don't get pregnant, progesterone goes back down and triggers your period. If you get pregnant, progesterone will keep going up. In pregnancy, progesterone is about 10 times its normal level.

By itself, a progesterone test isn't enough to diagnose any particular problem. But it could help, along with other tests. You might also use a home urine test for progesterone to see when you ovulate and are most likely to get pregnant.

In normal conception cycles, properly timed progesterone levels are more than 10 ng/mL. Progesterone is also often used to assess ovulation after induction of ovulation. Females who have low progesterone levels may have irregular periods and struggle to get pregnant. If a woman becomes pregnant but has low progesterone levels, there may be an increased risk of miscarriage.

This test is done to find out why you aren't getting pregnant when you're trying, check if and when you are ovulating, check whether you're at high risk of miscarriage during pregnancy, monitor a high-risk pregnancy, diagnose an ectopic pregnancy, when a fertilized egg implants outside your womb etc.

The most noticeable manifestation of low progesterone levels is irregular periods and short cycles, but sometimes symptoms like premenstrual spotting may appear. Other symptoms may include mood changes, sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depression. Progesterone affects the regulation of fluid levels in the body.

Higher progesterone levels may make it more difficult for embryos to get implanted, by adhering to the wall of the uterus to establish pregnancy, possibly due to premature maturation of the uterine lining. High progesterone is associated with symptoms including anxiety, bloating, depression, reduced sex drive and/​or weight fluctuations, breast swelling & tenderness, fatigue, low libido (sex drive), weight gain etc.

Multiple babies in pregnancy, ovarian cysts, disorder affecting your adrenal glands or ovarian cancer can cause higher progesterone levels.

TAILPIECE: Proper protein rich food, regular balance, reduced carb usage, stress free lifestyle, healthy diet, omega 3 fatty acids, good sleep, high fibre diet, certain Yoga postures can help you to maintain perfect hormone balance. 

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