what does an elevated level of 170H Progesterone mean in an infant?
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Serum 170H-progesterone is a test for aid in the diagnosis and management of congenital adrenal hyperplasia.\nWhat is Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)?\nCAH is a genetic defect of the adrenal glands. A person with CAH will not be able to produce several vital hormones known as corticosteriods. CAH is treated with hormone replacement, replacing one or both of the hormones missing, generally with Cortef and Florinef medications. Living with CAH requires extra attention to common illnesses and stress inducing situations (injury, exercise, etc.) and very good communication with your Endocrinologist.
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I'm not sure what menstrogen is.  There are two main hormones involved in maintaining pregnancy - estrogens and progesterone.  Estrogens are necessary for the normal development of the baby (sex organs, brain, etc.) but exogenous estrogens (birth control taken while pregnant, other hormone pills, other types of estrogen exposure) can cause birth defects.
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i think so because your hormone levels are up higher than ours is
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Endometriosis and Natural Progesterone\nWhile the cause of endometriosis is unknown we do know that it is an estrogen driven disease. And the body's natural anti-estrogen is progesterone.\n\nControlling the Symptoms of Endometriosis with Progesterone\nWe know that when a woman falls pregnant, often endometriosis will disappear, only to return again after pregnancy. There is some very strong correlation between the two. This suggests that the sex hormones are involved and that high progesterone levels produced in pregnancy play an important part in controlling this disease.\n\nThat's why progesterone is recommended from days 8 to 26 (just before menstruation) or whenever your normal menstrual cycle ends, breaking from cream briefly to refresh receptor sites. This mimics a pseudo-pregnancy state, and facilitates healing.\n\nHigher than normal doses are required which appear to be well tolerated. Levels around about 60~80mg/day are usually required for pain management. You know you are taking too high a dose if you begin to feel sleepy after applying cream.\n\nMost women will find that they can reduce their dosage of progesterone after 7-12 months, however, attempts to go below 40mg/day progesterone often allows symptoms to creep back in.\n\nKeep in mind that a delayed diagnosis of endometriosis after numerous years of medication and synthetic hormone cocktails often leads to liver dysfunction, adrenal exhaustion, and chronic pain / fatigue which can compromise the uptake of progesterone.\n\nNo one is suggesting progesterone cures endometriosis but we certainly know, based on empirical evidence, that it appears to play a major role in controlling its distressing symptoms. We know that women who stopped progesterone felt great for a few months and then suddenly, after progesterone stores had washed from the body, the disease would flare back up.\n\nMost women with endometriosis remain on progesterone cream for maintenance and pain control, and adjust their dose when necessary, increasing when indicated such as in times of stress.\n\nCatherine Rollins\n\nNeed more info?\nE-mail me!\nBlessings~\nMichelle Jones
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Yes it is.  I have PCOS and have been taking Glucophage XR (Metamorphin is the generic) for years now.  I take 2000mg/day.  \n\nTo explain what Glucophage does, I need to help you understand what PCOS is.  Women with PCOS are almost always insulin resistant, which means that their bodies try to compensate by “overproducing” insulin.  (Insulin resistance can be detected by a blood test of fasting serum levels of glucose and insulin.)\n\nHigh insulin levels produce excess male hormones by increasing androgen production by the ovaries leading to more and more PCOS symptoms. Androgens are male hormones such as testosterone.  High insulin levels also increase the production of LH by the pituitary gland.  The high LH in turn leads to an even higher level of male hormones.  In several recent studies, Glucophage has shown effectiveness in inducing ovulation in some women with PCOS by lowering both LH and male hormone levels.\n\nNow, having said that, note that the major symptom of PCOS is high insulin levels.  The goal is to decrease them.  And what do carbs do?  They raise your insulin level.  So, the best diet...one actually created for PCOS sufferers is SugarBusters.  It's wonderful and helped me, along with Glucophage, to lose about 20-30lbs.\n\nIf you have PCOS you may or may not have trouble getting pregnant.  I have two kids and never had a problem getting pregnant.  My mother and father only have me and it took them six years.  Everyone is different.  I would tell you just not to give up.\n\nYes, it is safe to get pregnant while taking the drug.  It's in the FDA pregnancy category B. This means that it is unlikely to harm an unborn baby.  However, you should still talk to your doctor if you are pregnant.  Also, it does pass to the breast milk, so make sure you talk to your doctor if you are breastfeeding.\n\nNow, the heavy bleeding.  The only thing that will stop the heavy bleeding is keeping your insulin levels down month over month so your male hormones decrease and your female hormones increase, thus inducing a monthly period.  The bleeding is heavy because when you do have a period, it's likely several periods in one.  When I go a few months without a period, my doctor prescribes a hormone pill that I take for a week that starts my period.\n\nThe most important thing to do is to take the Glucophage/Metamorphin every single day.  When you first start taking it, it can cause some bad cramps and bad poopies, so you might ask about taking the XR/ER version, which is an extended release version.  That helps get rid of those symptoms.  \n\nAlso, it's important to exercise.  I found that I need about 240 minutes of cardio every week for it to make a difference.  Do your best to get as close to possible as that.  And also strength train.  Muscle burns more calories than fat.  \n\nHope this helps.  Good Luck!
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A blood test can usually detect early pregnancies.
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normal findings in a platelet count are 150,000-400,000. So, 500,000 is on the low side. if your a girl, levels decrease before your period and oral contraceptives may cause increased levels. there are many over the counter drugs such as tylenol or zantac that cause decreased level as well. in short 500,000 is normal.
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It is the amount of glucose (sugar) found in your blood under normal circumstances.\n\nThe normal levels are: 3.5 - 8.0mmol/L OR 63 - 144mg/dL\n\nIt increases after food intake (for about two hours) and in pregnancy and decreases in prolonged starvation or excess insulin ingestion.
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It seems to be a mix of both, and is particularly influenced by stress hormones in utero.
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Hi there, here are a few important things to bear in mind.\n\nThe best way to figure out a multiple pregnancy is via an ultrasound scan.\n\nHCG levels keep doubling every two days during early pregnancy.  \n\nIn general, though, it appears that the hCG levels are similar in the early part of the first trimester while the hCG levels are higher in the second and third trimester for multiples compared to singletons.\n\nDrugs containing HCG can give false positive results.
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i just asked my doctor the same question. he said between 120 and 140.
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Well, it all starts when you're pregnant.. your hormone levels shoot up and stay up. Then when you have the baby, they drop really fast, so your body is basically in shock mode. Your level of estrogen drops, which is what regulates that. If you are breastfeeding, it can take longer for those hormones to get back to where they need to be because of prolactin, which you produce when you are breastfeeding. It counter-acts the estrogen and can make you produce less lubrication then normal. I always tell patients to use a lubricant if it is uncomfortable. There is nothing that can be done until your hormones stabilize. If you aren't breastfeeding and are still having problems, I would talk to your doctor.
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Okay heres what I found...Human placental lactogen (HPL), also called human chorionic somatomammotropin, is a polypeptide placental hormone. Its structure is related to that of human growth hormone. It modifies the metabolic state of the mother during pregnancy to facilitate the energy supply of the fetus.HPL consists of 190 amino acids that are linked by two disulfite bonds and is secreted by the syncytiotrophoblast during pregnancy. Its molecular weight is 22,125. Like human growth hormone HPL is encoded by genes on chromosome 17q22-24. Its biologic half-life is 15 minutes.
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Definitly in the late post ovulatory phase. Day 21 is when progesterone is at it's highest levels.
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Pregnancy tests detect the level of a particular hormone, beta-HGC, in the urine. In pregnancy, the level increases, which is what causes a positive reading on the pregnancy test.\n\nbHCG levels are also raised in testicular cancers, and in "molar pregnancies" in women, a form of cancer in the uterus caused by a genetic disorder where a sperm enters an egg without a nucleus, or where two sperm enter the same egg. This causes formation of a tumour, and the embryo dies early in the pregnancy and is resorbed. \n\nAs far as I am aware, these are the only two types of cancer which cause raised bHCG levels. In a molar pregnancy this would cause raised levels in the urine, but I think in cases of testicular cancer the levels would be raised in the blood rather than the urine.\n\nIf you are concerned that you have some form of cancer, the best thing to do is consult a doctor!!!
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I think the Ob/Gyn prescribes a type of progesterone.
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70 to 100 is normal. Anything higher may be too high. You should go to a doctor (general physician or endcrinologist) and get it checked. Are you often thirsty and have to use the bathroom frequently? \n\nYour active work may play a part, but I would check with a doctor. Good luck!