Why you can’t just stop taking progesterone capsules to keep a baby alive

The use of progesterone capsules to preserve the fetus, if you casually stop taking the drug will cause the effect of preserving the fetus to be reduced. Women during pregnancy, if the body’s progesterone level is relatively low, often need to use progesterone to protect the fetus, taking progesterone capsules is a very common method. Pregnant women who need to use progesterone capsules to protect the fetus, must be under the guidance of the doctor reasonable use of medication. Generally after a period of time, the pregnant woman’s progesterone returned to normal values, the embryo is more stable, you can be reasonable under the guidance of the doctor to stop the drug. If the level of progesterone in the pregnant woman’s body has not yet reached the normal value, casually stopping the drug, often lead to a decrease in the effect of fetal preservation, causing preeclampsia or even miscarriage. In addition, the specific use of progesterone capsules need to be under the guidance of a doctor, do not use at will.