Patient's question:
Does progesterone cause weight gain?Doctor's answer:
Hello Progesterone Side Effects: Internationally, progesterone therapy for threatened abortion is no longer recommended, especially in the early stages of pregnancy. It has been reported that using large amounts of progesterone in the early stages of pregnancy can increase the risk of fetal deformities in the spine, anus, limbs, and other parts by 8 times. If synthetic progesterone (such as norethisterone, which has masculinizing effects) is used, about 18% of female fetuses may experience masculinization. This outcome is very unfortunate. The use of progesterone for maintaining pregnancy is very limited. Progesterone is a progestogen and is useful for threatened abortion caused by insufficient luteal secretion and progesterone deficiency. However, it is first necessary to determine whether there is a progesterone deficiency. Whether there is a deficiency can be confirmed through biochemical tests or by measuring basal body temperature. For those who indeed have luteal insufficiency, progesterone can be injected 3-4 days after the rise in basal body temperature to conceive and used continuously for 9-10 weeks until the mother can naturally secrete progesterone. In normal cases of progesterone deficiency, using progesterone will not pose a risk. I hope you can correctly understand progesterone, correctly understand the different factors of abortion, and correctly understand maintaining pregnancy to avoid doing good deeds with bad intentions.