How Progesterone Promotes Healthy Full-Term Pregnancy

A new study by Yale researchers shows for the first time that progesterone Steroid hormone produced in ovaries and adrenal glands that is involved with female menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embyro development. during pregnancy¹ directly prevents a common cause of pre-term delivery.  The researchers found that progesterone Steroid hormone produced in ovaries and adrenal glands that is involved with female menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embyro development. helped the fetal membrane tolerate inflammation, enabling it to maintain integrity.  Failure of the fetal membrane accounts for 1/3 of premature deliveries.

The fetal membrane is a layer of tissue matrix that surrounds the fetus and helps provide nutrition, respiration, removal of waste products and protection.  During the last trimester in particular the fetal tissue undergoes rapid growth. Maintaining its integrity is of the utmost importance. Managing inflammation in general (such as stress) and ensuring enough dietary protein (to support matrix growth needs) are basics. However, the new research indicates that it is adequate progesterone Steroid hormone produced in ovaries and adrenal glands that is involved with female menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embyro development. that keeps the fetal membrane in tip-top working condition.  Progesterone tends to be lowest in women who are stressed, tired, and lacking protein nutrition.

This means that women, especially women under stress or who have a history of preterm delivery, should use natural progesterone Steroid hormone produced in ovaries and adrenal glands that is involved with female menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embyro development. (never a highly toxic synthetic drug form) from the fourth or fifth month until delivery.