I cross posted this a little to get more responses, and here's the first:
Actually right before your period progesterone levels are high; they drop right about the day before you bleed. Progesterone softens tissues, that's part of the equation. Thus in early pregnancy (when levels are very high) bleeding gums can be an issue, or heartburn due to the relaxed digestive system.
And my response:
Thank you! So it is the progesterone bump before the period that softens tissues.....CT and other tissues? Muscle? Bone? And then when you start bleeding, the prog drops precipitously, and then you are no longer at such risk for strains/sprains? Am I getting this right?
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Actually right before your period progesterone levels are high; they drop right about the day before you bleed. Progesterone softens tissues, that's part of the equation. Thus in early pregnancy (when levels are very high) bleeding gums can be an issue, or heartburn due to the relaxed digestive system.
And my response:
Thank you! So it is the progesterone bump before the period that softens tissues.....CT and other tissues? Muscle? Bone? And then when you start bleeding, the prog drops precipitously, and then you are no longer at such risk for strains/sprains? Am I getting this right?