Normal Hormone Levels During 1st Trimester? Posted: 08-25-06 03:16am
Hi,
i'm 11 weeks pregnant and had some blood
tests done last week to determine my
estradiol and progesterone levels and was
wondering if you could tell me if they
fall within the normal range. I can't
find any other figures online or in my
medical books that correspond with the
ones that the lab sent me, so have nothing
as a reference point.
what does the pmol/l stand for and the
nmol/l and what does that correspond to in
terms of per mg?
It really confused me becuase the normal
values that they showed for the various
stages of the menstrual cycle on the same
paper were much lower than these, and it
looked like my levels were extremely
elevated, especially the estradiol.
I am concerned simply becuase I am very
high risk for miscarriage and have a large
hematoma at the base of my uterus that has
been bleeding out, and we thought I had
miscarried 3 weeks ago because I suddenly
lost about 2 cups of blood. We went to
the doctor the next day and the baby was
fine, the placenta was anchored in much
higher up in my uterus so was ok.
However, the doctor put me on duphaston
(dydrogesterone) a synthetic progesterone
as a precaution to try and prevent any
cramping and help the uterus relax etc to
prevent miscarriage. I had the blood
tests done the day before I started the
duphaston. I am now concerned that if my
progesterone levels are quite fine on
their own, that taking the duphaston is
not helping at all and could be causing
harm, as I know there is increased risk of
fetal deformities from using synthetic
hormones during pregnancy.
I am plannign on switching to a natural
progesterone cream in the coming week, so
that I can avoid the risk of the birth
defects, but I may have already exposed
the baby to that risk.
I also just found out yesterday that I
have a minor bacterial infection from the
last vaginal swab that they did. They
gave me a prescription for something, but
I don't want to take any drugs while
pregnant as they carry other risks as
well. I need a natural alternative, any
ideas?
Thanks for your advice, much appreciated.
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jeanb
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Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 18 Location: California
Posted: 09-17-06 20:10pm
I found this on the web... I don't know
about the other one though...
Doesn't it seem like doctors could explain
a little more?!? I've been going through
a lot of testing and it feels like all
they do is give me a number and tell me
i'm fine... So frustrating.
for the query about duphaston intake..
dont worry about taking duphaston. it is
safe during pregnancy. your progesterone
levels before taking duphaston is not
everything to look at. there are clinical
trials on cases that had normal
progesterone but abnormal response to it
due to receptors issues.
duphaston has been tried in several
clinical trials that you can even search
the web and check them
... i dont want to explain a lot. just
keep on duphaston till week 14 or 16
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