There are numerous reasons for blood pressure to spike and become elevated while talking BP medications. These include. 1  increased sodium chloride intake (table salt or NaCl)  low potassium.
Levels of progesterone do increase naturally in pregnancy as mentioned above. High levels of progesterone are associated with the condition congenital adrenal hyperplasia. However, the high progesterone levels are a consequence of and not a cause of this condition. Also, high levels of progesterone are associated with an increased risk for developing breast cancer. Progesterone, either alone or in combination with oestrogen, is taken by women as an oral contraceptive (âthe pillâ). âThe pillâ works by preventing ovulation, making it nearly 100% effective in preventing pregnancy.
Your baby regularly swallows amniotic fluid and passes it out of his body as urine. This means the amount of fluid in the amniotic sac normally rises and falls every day. The amount of amniotic fluid increases during your pregnancy. You start off with just a few millilitres but will have between 800ml and 1000ml (one and three quarter pints) by the time you're about 36 weeks pregnant (Boyd and Carter 2008) .