When a young family plans a child, it is advisable to go through all kinds of examinations of both spouses. Including - to check the hormonal background. It is from hormones that the rapid onset of pregnancy and its normal course largely depends.
This examination is especially shown to those women who have irregular menstrual cycles , hyperandrogenism, if there were pregnancies with an unsuccessful outcome or if the pregnancy does not occur one year after unprotected sex life.
What hormones affect the conception?
Let's list the hormones responsible for pregnancy:
- follicle-stimulating hormone;
- luteinizing hormone;
- prolactin;
- estradiol;
- progesterone;
- testosterone;
- DEA-sulfate;
- dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate DGA-S (DHEA-C);
- thyroxine - free (FT4) and general (T4).
The influence of hormones on conception is undeniable. If the development of at least one of them is disrupted, it can lead to problems with the onset of pregnancy. Hormones when planning pregnancy are checked in the morning on an empty stomach.
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is responsible for the growth of the follicle in the ovary, as well as for the formation of estrogen. Estrogen promotes the growth of the endometrium in the uterus. Luteinizing hormone (LH) is responsible for completing the formation of the ovum in the ovary and ovulation, and it stimulates the production of progesterone. And these hormones are tracked first.
Another hormone is prolactin. It can suppress the formation of FSH, and this directly affects ovulation. If this hormone is not normal, then ovulation will not happen and pregnancy can not just come.
Testosterone is actually a male sex hormone, but in a small amount it is also produced in women. And if the development of it is disrupted, it can lead to violations of ovulation and miscarriage in the event of pregnancy. The level of this hormone depends on such external factors as smoking, drinking alcohol, severe burns, severe diets and poor nutrition.
DEA-sulfate is another male hormone that is produced in the adrenal gland of a woman in small quantities. When
The increased level of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate DGA-S (DHEA-C) says excessive male hair type. Violation of the production of this hormone can be caused by large fiznagruzkami, smoking, stress and so on.
And the last hormone is thyroxine, the thyroid hormone . It regulates metabolism, decay, synthesis of fats, proteins, carbohydrates, as well as growth, development and reproduction, body temperature and oxygen exchange in the body.