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Fertility & Natural Progesterone
Interestingly, the word progesterone is given its name because of
its vital supportive role in gestation (Latin: gestare), a fact that sheds some insight
into its importance in the reproductive process.
Modern science confirms that insight, as, of all female hormones, progesterone is the
one most essential for conception and to the survival of the fertilized egg and the
fetus throughout gestation.
At ovulation, progesterone levels rapidly rise from 2-3 mg/day to an average of 22-25
mg. per day, peaking as high as 30 mg/day. If fertilization does not occur in ten or
twelve days, progesterone levels fall dramatically, triggering the shedding of the
secretory endometrium (the menstrual cycle).
If pregnancy does occur, however, progesterone production is taken over by the placenta
which secretes an ever increasing supply, reaching 300-400 mg/day during the third
trimester!
Among the numerous other desirable effects of Natural Progesterone are the
following:
Makes Possible the Survival of the Fertilized Egg
Maintains the Secretory Endometrium which Feeds the Ovum & Resultant Embryo
Progesterone Surge at Ovulation is the Source of Libido
Because progesterone is essential to prevent the premature shedding
of the supportive secretory endometrium, a significant drop in progesterone levels or
blockade of progesterone receptor sites during the first 10 - 12 weeks of pregnancy
may result in the loss of the embryo (miscarriage).
Dr. Katherine Dalton reports (anecdotally) that women who use a properly
formulated progesterone cream during the first 19-20 weeks of pregnancy produce healthier, more intelligent
children.
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