The diagnosis of "infertility", unfortunately, is today put quite often. The reasons for it are different, however, in most cases, the fault is all a failure in the hormonal system. Provoke it can stress, poor nutrition, poor environmental conditions, other diseases, and hormonal disorders always occur in different ways. In rare cases, a woman who dreams of a baby is diagnosed with hyperandrogenism. Then, when planning a pregnancy, a doctor can prescribe Dexamethasone.
What is hyperandrogenism?
This tricky word doctors denote endocrine disease, in which the female body produces an increased number of male hormones (androgens).
As a rule, in normal male hormones in the body of a woman are present, but in very small concentrations. Increasing the level of androgens can cause obesity, hirsutism (male-type hair and generally excessive hair growth), skin diseases (acne), menstrual irregularities. In this case, all attempts to become pregnant very often fail: either pregnancy does not occur at all, or is interrupted in the early stages.
What is dexamethasone for when planning pregnancy?
In order to adjust the balance of hormones and give the woman the opportunity to become pregnant, doctors prescribe Dexamethasone. This is a synthetic hormonal drug, an analogue of the hormones of the adrenal cortex. They suppress the production of androgens, thus restoring a normal hormonal picture. So, in time the maturation of the egg and ovulation occur, the endometrium of the uterus reaches the required thickness, and the chances of getting pregnant significantly increase.
Pregnancy after dexamethasone
Despite the large number of possible side effects, dexamethasone is often prescribed during pregnancy planning and even during it: in order to achieve an antiandrogenic effect, small doses of the drug - 1/4 tablets per day - are sufficient. This amount of dexamethasone does not have a negative effect on pregnancy . However, prescribe the drug should only the doctor on the basis of a blood test to the level of steroid hormones