Patient's question:
I've been married to my husband for a year, and I finally got pregnant. However, I had some bleeding recently, and the doctor said it was threatened miscarriage. He prescribed some medication to help with the pregnancy, including progesterone. But one of my friends said progesterone has side effects, and I'm very scared.What kind of help I need: What are the side effects of taking progesterone?
Doctor's answer:
Progesterone is a natural progestogen secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary. It has a significant morphological effect on the estrogen-stimulated endometrium in the body and is essential for maintaining pregnancy. Progesterone is clinically used for reactive diagnostic purposes in conditions such as threatened abortion, habitual abortion, and amenorrhea.Progesterone is a prescription medication and should be used under the guidance of a doctor. Progesterone has side effects and should be used with caution.
Progesterone is available in two formulations: oral and injectable.
Side effects of progesterone: breakthrough bleeding, pinpoint vaginal bleeding, weight gain or loss, changes in the squamocolumnar junction of the cervix, changes in cervical mucus characteristics, breast swelling, nausea, dizziness, headache, fatigue, fever, insomnia, allergic reactions with or without itching, hyperpigmentation, chloasma, obstructive jaundice, and abnormal liver function.