Are my Hormones within the Normal Range? Risks of Antibioti Posted: 08-25-06 08:41am
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 or the standard measuring
system that i see online most of the time.
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 mine, 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, with something else being the
cause of the hematoma that taking the
duphaston is not helping at all and could
be causing harm to the baby, 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. The
hospital gave me a prescription for
something,(that is illegible) but I don't
want to take any drugs while pregnant as
they carry other risks for the baby as
well. I need a natural alternative, any
ideas?
You don’t need to be so upset about the
increase in hormone levels you've noticed.
During PREGNANCY, hormones increase more
than during any stage of the menstrual
cycle. You have nothing to fear regarding
synthetic progesterone because this
hormone won’t harm your baby. In your
case, it seems that progesterone is the
only medication that can be given to you.
Synthetic progesterone will neither
prevent nor stop bleeding but can only
decrease contractions in the uterus. There
is no way to prevent or stop another
bleeding! You were lucky that the
bleeding you experienced wasn’t
localized in the placenta and the feeding
mechanism related to the fetus remined
intact. You must treat any vaginal
infection that occurs because a vaginal
infection can provoke miscarriage,
intrauterine death, or premature birth.
There are antibiotics that can be used
during pregnancy. You can request further
information and follow up with your
gynecologist or obstetrician.
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