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Progesterone and pregnancy
By Laura Lee Davies on 13/09/2009 01:13:41
The complex hormonal balance needed for successful conception includes all-important progesterone.
Progesterone has an important part to play in the condition of the wall of your uterus and problems here can make it hard for a fertilised egg to successfully embed itself properly. It can also mean that miscarriage is more likely
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Can a holiday help you get pregnant?
By Laura Lee Davies on 29/04/2010 16:32:59
When you're trying to conceive, does going away together really make any difference, emotionally or physically?
of unwinding, de-stressing and relaxingIf you're experiencing a high level of stress in your life then the progesterone needed as part of the vital chain of hormonal activity that brings about conception can be severely affected. The progesterone might
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Breakthrough in premature birth prevention
By lorna Bremner on 07/04/2011 12:47:53
A simple hormonal gel could significantly reduce the chances of giving birth prematurely, finds new study
Premature birth may soon be prevented with the use of a topical progesterone gel, a new study has suggested. The treatment is a vaginal progesterone gel, which has been found to reduce preterm delivery by as much as 45% in trials.The gel can
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Chinese fertility treatments
By Anna Lewis on 03/04/2012 11:45:38
Before you hot-foot it to the IVF clinic, have you considered using Chinese fertility treatments to help you conceive?
chances of getting pregnant. Try these:Chasteberry: this herb works to increase fertility by stimulating the pituitary gland, which is responsible for producing sex hormones like estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.Dong Quai: this Chinese fertility
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Pregnancy sex facts: the good, the bad and the ugly
By Anna Lewis on 09/03/2012 12:04:29
From sexed up dreams to leaky boobs – everything you need to know about sex during pregnancy
Misbehaving hormonesYou might be feeling frisky as hell one minute and positively repulsed by the thought of even brushing past your partner the next. But it's no surprise with all the high levels of hormones, such as progesterone and oestrogen
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How stress affects your chances of conception
By Sarah Lawson on 29/04/2010 16:56:34
When you're trying for a baby, stress can affect the hormones you rely on to conceive
at the right time through the cycle (oestrogen, luteinising hormone and progesterone). For more on this go to understanding your menstural cycle.Stress and your hormonesIf you are experiencing a high level of stress then the progesterone needed as part
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Long-lasting contraception for parents
By Laura Lee Davies on 03/07/2007 01:34:33
There are some good alternatives to the pill or condoms, that allow you to control when you get pregnant, without affecting your fertility.
, into the womb, with soft threads which hang down through the cervix.The IUS slowly releases a progesterone hormone which is like the natural progesterone given off by your body. This has the effect of thinning the lining of the womb and thickens the mucus
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Loose Women’s Jackie Brambles on her pregnancy eyesight
By Kimberley Smith on 09/11/2010 14:25:45
Eye and sight problems in pregnancy are more common than you’d think as Jackie Brambles found out
, an eye surgeon at St Thomas’ Hospital. “Extra progesterone is needed to soften up collagen and cartilage elsewhere in the body, in the pubic bone, for example, to help the baby’s progress down the birth canal. But this extra progesterone may affect
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Know-how: Pregnancy Hormones
By Debra Stottor on 08/04/2009 01:39:17
And at-a-glance guide to the various hormones affecting your body through pregnancy
in the pituitary gland of the brain to mature your ovaries (and a man’s testes) when you’re very young; later on, along with oestrogen and progesterone, they regulate ovulation and control your menstrual cycle Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)This is the hormone
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Understanding your menstrual cycle
By ThinkBaby on 19/02/2009 01:13:37
Knowing your follicular from your luteal
‘corpus luteum’, or yellow body and starts releasing progesterone, which within 24 hours will prevent any further eggs being released during that cycle. The progesterone also encourages the thickening of the endometrium in preparation for conception
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