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I'm 8 weeks pregnant. doctor emailme said that my progesterone is low and i may loose my pregnancy. she prescribe progesteron.what causes that? scared

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Corpus luteum: It sounds like a foreign language, but is actually the space in the ovary where the egg came out which develops into a "yellow body"(corpus luteum) which usually provides progesterone support to the developing pregnancy until the placenta takes over that function at 12-14 weeks. Without progesterone Rx the pregnancy fails.

Answered 10/4/2016

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