During the pregnancy many autoimmune diseases including Hashimoto's thyroiditis go into remission due to the production
of high levels of progesterone and estriol.
During pregnancy, the number of neurosteroid receptors typically drops, presumably to protect the brain
from high levels of progesterone and estrogen circulating at the same time.
Higher levels of progesterone and estrogen impede milk production, which is why supply may temporarily diminish around ovulation and menses if a woman's period returns while she's breastfeeding.
High levels of progesterone can make you feel tired and emotional.
Higher levels of progesterone are important during pregnancy; in fact, a healthy pregnant woman will produce 10 times progesterone as compared to a woman who is not pregnant.
The high level of progesterone in your body will make you sleepy, exhausted and dead tired throughout the day.
Because of
the high levels of progesterone in the placenta, it is actually counterintuitive that it would increase milk production.
This is because
the high levels of progesterone make you sleepy.
They found that heterosexual women who have
higher levels of progesterone are more likely to be open to the idea of engaging in sexual behavior with other women.
This pattern is particularly dramatic in men who have
high levels of progesterone.
After ovulation, the vaginal readings will typically remain high, reflecting
the high levels of progesterone that are present during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.
While the body is producing
high levels of progesterone, the body will not ovulate.
As you interpret your vaginal readings, it is important to remember that low vaginal readings indicate high levels of estrogen and / or low levels of progesterone and high vaginal readings indicate low levels of estrogen and / or
high levels of progesterone.
Opt for Daytime Napping During the first months of pregnancy,
high levels of progesterone will put you in the mood to snooze during the day and disrupt your sleep at night.
«It's really only when you get to the middle of the luteal phase that you expect
these high levels of progesterone.»