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In the last post, we’ve been talking about HCG, HPL, estrogen, and oxytocin hormones. Now the rest of them.

 

Progesterone

Progesterone stimulates the thickening of the uterine lining in anticipation of the implantation of a fertilised egg, prevents natural movement and contractions of the uterus and also prevents the uterus from spontaneously aborting the foetus. Progesterone levels will drop towards the end of pregnancy to initiate labour.

 

Prolactin

This hormone is responsible for the increase in cells that produce milk within the breasts.

Prolactin can also help prevents a nursing mother from getting pregnant, but this cannot be relied on as the only form of contraception.

 

Prostaglandin

These tissue hormones play a role in getting labour started. Synthetic prostaglandin is used to induce labour in a pregnancy that has gone past its 40^th week. Semen is also full of prostaglandin so having sex when your due date is near is a preferable from of induction too.

 

Relaxin

This hormone, produced in the ovaries, is found early in pregnancy. It helps limit the activity of the womb, softens the cervix and loosens the joints around the pelvic area in preparation for the delivery.

 

All those hormones have effect to your body and you know about it now. Hope this information can help you to prepare and understand for the change in your body.

Tags: Hormones, pregnancy, Progesterone, Prolactin, Prostaglandin, Relaxin

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 at 3:47 pm and is filed under First Trimester.
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