What is the yellow body during pregnancy?

The main purpose of a woman is the ability to procreate. The functioning of the female body is directed first to the possibility of conception, then full-fledged gestation, and, as a consequence, the birth of the child.

It is for the fulfillment of the first stage (conception) every month that the ovulation process takes place, which involves the release of the egg and its connection with the sperm. And this function is repeated again and again until fertilization is carried out. As an assistant in the process of conception, the yellow body appears. In pregnancy, it actively produces female hormones, the so-called progesterone and estrogen, which are responsible for creating favorable conditions for fixing and developing the fetus.

Progesterone is aimed at relaxing the muscles of the uterus, and, consequently, reducing the contractions of its walls. In addition, this hormone creates conditions for the development of the fetus, that is, prepares the uterus for stretching and a significant increase, affects the mammary gland, setting up a system of milk production. Insufficiency of the yellow body, and hence progesterone, can lead to miscarriage.

The yellow body during pregnancy prevents the next process of ovulation. If conception does not occur, then its functions are not in demand, because of what it dies within two weeks. The level of progesterone naturally decreases, and critical days begin. The yellow body during pregnancy is called true, as it does not die, but begins to function actively. As a rule, its activity is to create and complete the formation of a child's place or, as doctors call it, the placenta. This process takes an average of about 15 weeks, but in some women it functions throughout the pregnancy.

Absence of a yellow body during pregnancy can be associated with existing gynecological diseases, for example, the most common are functional insufficiency or a cyst. In the case of cyst formation, there is no need to resort to extreme measures and interrupt pregnancy, as it will eventually resolve itself, and everything will return to normal. In rare cases, abdominal pain or menstrual irregularity are observed, and therefore the yellow body during pregnancy can not function normally. And, here at presence of a functional insufficiency it is necessary inspection at the expert who can appoint the qualified decision and to secure a life of the future kid. If you leave this situation without attention, then in the first trimester the threat of spontaneous abortion increases

When there is a problem in the conception of a child, that is, a woman has not been fertilized for a long time with a regular sexual life, we can talk about an inadequate phase of the yellow body. For a full disclosure and growth of the egg, a full cycle is required, the minimum period of which is 10 days. If the corpus luteum functions less than this time, then there is not enough available female hormone progesterone for conception. This conclusion can not be made independently, and to obtain an accurate result, a special analysis is made at a certain time: a week after ovulation, that is, on the 8th day of the functioning of the yellow body. If the presence of the problem is confirmed by the results of the analysis, the specialist prescribes treatment that includes hormonal preparations. They must be taken strictly after ovulation, if you drink a course earlier, they act as contraceptives.

The main thing is that to cope with the problem of absence or deficiency of the yellow body can be quite quickly and without much difficulty. A competent specialist will help in a short time to eliminate the problem and conceive a child.