Overview: BioIdentical Progesterone
Overview: BioIdentical Progesterone Overview: Progesterone Progesterone is the Master Hormone in women and an important hormone for men. Progesterone is a hormonal balancer, particularly of estrogens. It enhances the beneficial effect of estrogens while mitigating the problems associated with estrogen excess (estrogen dominance). Natural Progesterone also helps regulate healthy apoptosis (programmed cell death). Progesterone also helps create […]
BioIdentical Natural Progesterone Sources
BioIdentical Natural Progesterone Sources Natural Sources Natural progesterone is made by the ovaries prior to menopause and by the adrenal glands and fat cells after menopause and is a primary precursor for healthy testosterone and estrogen levels. Progesterone is the single most important hormone in the female body. Clarification It is important, however, to distinguish […]
PMS Symptoms & Progesterone
PMS Symptoms & Progesterone PMS Symptoms PMS encompasses more than 150 different symptoms, although, thankfully, no Woman experiences them all. When one considers how common the symptoms of PMS are in “technologically advanced” cultures, (somewhere between 80% and 90% of all menstruating women between the ages of 20 and 50 experience regular symptoms of PMS), […]
Menopause: A Time of Freedom?
Menopause: A Time of Freedom? Menopause: A Time of Freedom, or…? When we examine women’s health in all the industrialized societies of the earth, we find a common thread: PMS Infertility Depression Obesity Prevalence of uterine fibroids Fibrocystic breast disease Breast cancer Uterine Cancer Ovarian Cancer Pre-menopausal bone loss (starting at age 37…) High rates of post-menopausal osteoporosis. […]
Hot Flashes
Hot Flashes Hot Flashes At approximately age 45 to 50 estrogen levels begin to fall. When they fall below the levels necessary to signal the uterine lining to thicken and gather blood, the menstrual flow becomes less and/or irregular, eventually stopping altogether. Hot Flashes… one of the primary symptoms associated with menopause in industrialized countries. Although there […]
Estrogen Dominance
Estrogen Dominance Estrogen Dominance Natural progesterone is produced by the corpus luteum after ovulation and balances the side effects of otherwise unopposed estrogen (estrogen dominance). Under influences of anovulatory cycles, menopause, stress and environmental antagonists, progesterone production ceases or is suppressed and the effects of Estrogen Dominance, can be observed. Many women experience otherwise unexplained weight gain […]
Breast Cancer: Hormonal Influences
Breast Cancer: Hormonal Influences Estrogen, Progesterone And Breast Health note: the information on this page for apoptosis applies to all forms of cancer. What Effect do Hormones Have? Molecular biologist, Dr. Ben Formby of Copenhagen, Denmark and Dr. T.S. Wiley at the University of California in Santa Barbara have researched two genes, BCL2 and P53, and their effect […]
Fertility & Natural Progesterone
Fertility 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 vital role in the reproductive process. Does this mean that if you are not of child-bearing age, you don’t need progesterone? Please see the […]
Osteoporosis & Natural Progesterone
Osteoporosis & Natural Progesterone Osteoporosis & Natural Progesterone Bone loss in women begins, on average, at age 37! Osteoporosis is a disorder in which progressive bone mass loss and demineralization increase ones risk of fracture. This condition permits us to observe how prescription progestins and estrogens compare to Natural Progesterone. The standard medical protocol for osteoporosis is […]
Ovarian Cancer & Natural Progesterone
Ovarian Cancer & Natural Progesterone Ovarian Cancer note: the information on this page for apoptosis applies to all forms of cancer. All of the cells in your body are generated by cell renewal, have a specific life-span and are replaced by a new cell. This normal, health process is called apoptosis (programmed cell death). Consequently, cancer is the […]