It is important, however, to distinguish natural progesterone from synthetic progesterone, as synthetic progesterone (progestin) comes with many side-effects. A common grammatical mistake made by many is to use the term “progesterone” and not clearly identify whether the reference is to the natural or the synthetic.
When the female body fails to produce enough progesterone between ovulation and menstruation and during menopause (why would I even have a hormone imbalance in the first place?), a bioidentical, topical progesterone cream addresses the underlying cause of most symptoms.
The female body uses progesterone to make natural estrogens & natural testosterone (source of libido). Therefore, bioidentical progesterone cream is the safest choice for menstruating women and post-menopausal women seeking to establish the correct balance of their two primary female hormones (why a cream?).
This balance of Natural Progesterone and Natural Estrogens will protect women from the effects of the condition knwon as “Estrogen Dominance“.
The resultant Benefits of bioidentical progesterone include:
As you can see, bioidentical, natural progesterone balances the effects of too much estrogen.