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Progesteron a pryszcze - Prawda czy mit?
Why do progesterone levels rise?
Reasons for progesterone levels rising may include:
- Ovarian cysts
- Non-viable pregnancies
- A rare form of ovarian cancer
- Progesterone overproduction by the adrenal glands
- Adrenal cancer
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
Progesterone is known as a female hormone, but males need progesterone to produce testosterone. The adrenal glands and testes in males produce progesterone.
Progesterone levels in males are similar to those of females in the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle, when the egg follicle on an ovary is preparing to release an egg.
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- Hair loss
- Weight gain
- Fatigue
- Depression
- Gynecomastia, which is breast development in males
- Erectile dysfunction
- Impotence
- Bone loss
- Muscle loss
Men with low progesterone levels have a higher risk of developing:
High Progesterone Symptoms and Side Effects
High progesterone symptoms include breast swelling and tenderness, bloating, and other symptoms like anxiety, agitation, or depression. Your progesterone levels naturally rise during pregnancy and after ovulation, the release of an egg from the ovaries.
Conditions like ovarian cysts or a disorder of the adrenal glands can cause you to have too much progesterone. It can also be a sign of a molar pregnancy, where abnormal cells grow in the placenta.
This article discusses the symptoms of high progesterone and when to see a healthcare provider.
Function
Progesterone plays a few different roles, starting with causing breasts to grow at puberty. Its main jobs are preparing the body for pregnancy and supporting a pregnancy if it occurs.
Progesterone is the dominant hormone in the luteal phase, which is the second half of a menstrual cycle. The luteal phase begins after ovulation and continues until the first day of your period.
Breast Development
Beginning at puberty, progesterone stimulates the growth of breast tissue.
During each luteal phase, the breast tissue is stimulated. The increase in progesterone in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle is thought to be the cause of the breast swelling, pain, and tenderness that often occurs in this phase of the cycle.
Mastalgia (breast pain) due to the swelling is a common symptom of premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
If you become pregnant, progesterone prepares your breasts for milk production and lactation.
Menstrual Cycle
After ovulation, the corpus luteum ramps up its progesterone production. This continues the work of estrogen in preparing the lining of the uterus so that it can accept a fertilized egg and so the egg can be implanted for pregnancy.
If you do not become pregnant, then your corpus luteum dissolves and your progesterone levels drop, causing the uterine lining to start to break down.
This results in a period and a new menstrual cycle begins.
Pregnancy
If you become pregnant, the corpus luteum continues to produce progesterone until about 10 weeks of pregnancy. At around 10 weeks, the placenta takes over the production of progesterone for the remainder of the pregnancy.
Research suggests that progesterone may have anti-inflammatory activity and influence over the immune system. These functions of progesterone may help protect an early developing pregnancy from miscarriage and prevent later pregnancy loss and preterm labor (i.e., that which occurs before the 37th week of pregnancy).
Progesterone Supplements
Supplemental progesterone that's made from natural or synthetic sources can be prescribed for a variety of reasons ranging from pregnancy support to contraception.
Methods for supplementing progesterone include:
- Tablets that are taken by mouth
- Shots into a muscle, known as intramuscular injections
- Vaginal gels or suppositories (medication inserted into the vagina)
Progesterone is rapidly cleared from the body when given by mouth, which makes it difficult to use progesterone this way, especially if it is needed only in smaller doses.
Micronized progesterone, which is decreased in particle size for longer effect, can be taken in some instances. It may be prescribed as part of a menopausal hormone replacement regime or to restore periods if you stopped getting periods before menopause.
Progestins, medications that have similar properties to progesterone, provide an option that can be effective when taken by mouth.
For Pregnancy After IVF
For some women, it may be necessary to take supplemental progesterone during pregnancy.
If you conceived with the help of in vitro fertilization (IVF), you might not ovulate naturally and your corpus luteum may not produce enough progesterone.
Your healthcare provider may recommend some type of progesterone support either in the form of a vaginal gel or suppository, tablet, or injections until about 10 to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Supplemental progesterone may also be used during IVF or intrauterine insemination (IUI) to help promote pregnancy.
For Preterm Labor Prevention
If you have a history of preterm delivery and/or preterm premature rupture of membranes in a previous pregnancy, you may be a candidate to use progesterone injections to try to prevent another preterm birth.
These are weekly injections of a specific type of progesterone that usually begin at 16 to 24 weeks and continue through 36 weeks of pregnancy.
Čo je progesterón, účinky u žien, ideálne hodnoty hormónu a kde nájsť ten prírodný?
Jedným z najvýznamnejších ženských hormónov je progesterón. Patrí do skupiny gestagénov a podobne, ako estrogén, ide o steroidný hormón. U žien je dôležitý pre správny priebeh menštruačného cyklu a menštruácie, vplýva aj na predmenštruačný syndróm.
- 1 Čo je progesterón, aká by mala byť hladina a kde sa tvorí
- 2 Aké účinky má u žien a v ktorých oblastiach je dôležitý
- 3 Nedostatok a nízka hladina hormónu a príčiny
- 4 Príznaky jeho nízkej hladiny a hormonálnej nerovnováhy
- 5 Ako na prirodzené a dlhodobé zvýšenie progesterónu
- 6 Na čo sa ženy ohľadom progesterónu najviac pýtajú?
- 7 Aký vplyv má na prsia, menštruáciu, tehotenstvo a menopazu
- 8 Podporné prípravky pre ženy na hormonálnu rovnováhu
- 9 Zhrnutie skúseností žien a overených rád na záver
