A drop in progesterone at 8 weeks of pregnancy may be caused by preeclampsia, hypothyroidism, ectopic pregnancy and other reasons.
1. Pre-eclampsia: When a pregnant woman shows signs of pre-eclampsia, it usually manifests itself in a small amount of vaginal bleeding, pain in the lower abdomen, etc. Some pregnant women may show a drop in progesterone and chorionic gonadotropin levels during the 8th week of pregnancy.
2. Hypothyroidism: Hypothyroidism affects the endocrine system and may even cause preeclampsia, and some pregnant women may show a drop in progesterone at 8 weeks of pregnancy.
3. Ectopic pregnancy: usually called ectopic pregnancy, refers to the fertilized egg planted in the uterus outside the body cavity of the pregnancy. At this time, some pregnant women may also manifest 8 weeks pregnant progesterone drop.
There may be other causes for the decrease in progesterone at 8 weeks of pregnancy, and if the cause is not yet clear, you should go to the hospital in time to find out the cause of the targeted treatment.