Patient's question:
I have a particularly itchy lower body, and my underwear is always yellow. What's going on? Can progesterone be used to test for ectopic pregnancy?Doctor's answer:
Hello, progesterone cannot be used to test for ectopic pregnancy. Ectopic pregnancy may have lower progesterone levels, but low progesterone cannot confirm ectopic pregnancy. For ectopic pregnancy, it is recommended that the pregnancy test be positive after 6 weeks of amenorrhea, and ultrasound scans or laparoscopy can assist in diagnosis. Pregnant women need sufficient nutrition. Generally, daily dietary intake should include lean meat, eggs, beans, vegetables, grains, and cooking oil; they should also consume appropriate amounts of apples, hawthorns, pears, oranges, grapes, kelp, sea shrimp, shrimp skin, seaweed, sesame seeds, peanuts, walnuts, sunflower seeds, and other foods.