The term “pregnancy hormone” primarily refers to human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCG or beta-HCG for short. This peptide hormone is made by part of the placenta and is an important pregnancy-maintaining hormone. Incidentally, beta-HCG is the hormone that is measured in commercial pregnancy tests. Other important pregnancy hormones are estrogen and progesterone. Pregnancy hormones are those hormones that are responsible for the process and maintenance of pregnancy.
There are hormones that are counted as pregnancy hormones in the narrower sense, as well as hormones that are often only counted in the broader sense. The following section provides an overview of important pregnancy hormones and their broad function:
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Pregnancy hormones fulfill important tasks and are for the Preservation and the smooth running of the pregnancy are indispensable. The following section introduces the most important pregnancy hormones and their effects:
$config[ads_text2] not foundThe HCG Diet is a diet program developed by a British endocrinologist named Simeons in the 1950s that promises rapid weight loss. The development of the diet took place under ethically questionable circumstances and the promotion of the diet should also be viewed critically. The diet, which was published in 1954, recommended an ultra-low calorie diet - under 500 calories daily - in combination with an HCG injection. Although the diet is still advertised by some vendors, it is nowadays highly controversial. HCG is not approved for weight loss and is mostly purchased online.
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$config[ads_text3] not foundThe HCG diet experiences a hype from time to time, which is mainly propagated in internet forums. Nevertheless, one thing has to be made very clear: the hormone HCG has no approval for use in weight loss. There is also no proven benefit in this regard. So this diet is not scientifically based.
The weight loss in people who have been on the HCG diet is due to the extreme reduction in calories. However, this is also not at all healthy, since usually fewer than 500 calories are consumed a day. Participants in the HCG diet often buy HCG supplements on the Internet in order to save costs. This is where the second risk of the diet is hidden: Contaminated or even counterfeit products are not uncommon and can have significant health consequences.
After an abortion, the woman's hormonal balance changes. The beta-HCGwhich is detectable during pregnancy will then no longer formed. Immediately after the abortion, the value may still be slightly increased. After a few days, however, the HCG is usually no longer detectable. After a month at the latest, the value should no longer be detectable.
Basically the hormonal balance normalizes to the level normally found in women. Hormones such as progesterone, estrogen, prolactin and oxytocin are always present in certain amounts - even outside of pregnancy.
After a miscarriage the beta-HCG level decreases within a few weeks, so that it can no longer be proven. There is a hormonal adjustment of the other hormones to the non-pregnant condition. This can take a few weeks. The normalization of the period can therefore also take some time. Since the hormone levels are very individual, there are no guide values.
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Pregnancy tests are used as a basis for measuring the Beta-HCG hormone. A distinction is made between measurements of the hormone in urine and measurements in blood. Urine tests are commercially available pregnancy tests that performed at home can be. Measurements in the blood are more precise and are vdone by a doctor.
Some urine tests are sensitive enough to indicate pregnancy 2 days before your expected period. In principle, however, a result is only considered certain 2 days after the expected period. However, false positive or false negative results can also occur. If you are unsure, a blood test and an examination by the doctor should be carried out.
