Patient's question:
How to check for luteal phase deficiency. How to maintain pregnancy with luteal phase insufficiency. During my last pregnancy, I was found to have low progesterone levels. I tried many methods, but none of them worked. In the end, the low progesterone levels led to a miscarriage. I am very upset. What should I do?Doctor's answer:
Luteal phase defect can cause many harms to women and lead to a decrease in estrogen and progesterone levels in the female body, affecting fertility. The symptoms of luteal phase defect include: elevated basal body temperature, where patients generally exhibit a biphasic basal body temperature pattern. After ovulation, the temperature gradually rises with a low amplitude, typically less than 0.5°C, and the elevated period lasts for 9 to 10 days. Abnormal menstruation, such as shortened menstrual cycles, frequent menstruation, and spotting before menstruation in some patients. Abnormal endometrium, unable to produce normal secretory responses, leading to an unbalanced endometrial reaction.Guidance: Luteal phase defect refers to insufficient secretion function of the corpus luteum after ovulation, resulting in inadequate progesterone secretion. This leads to insufficient secretion transformation of the endometrium, causing ovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding, and making it difficult for the fertilized egg to implant, potentially leading to infertility or habitual abortion. Patients with luteal phase defect need not worry, as the Chinese herbal medicine Yu Gong Pei Lin Wan can effectively treat the condition. Yu Gong Pei Lin Wan is an empirical formula derived from ancient Chinese medical classics, summarized through long-term clinical observation and practice, and has demonstrated remarkable efficacy. It functions to warm the kidneys and strengthen the spleen, nourish blood and regulate menstruation, replenish qi and generate blood, and soothe the liver and resolve phlegm.