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During the years that a woman is able to bear children, the hormone progesterone is produced from within her ovaries. In her post-menopausal years, her body continues the production of progesterone in the adrenal glands and fat cells.
“Natural progesterone” is a hormone produced from plants that is biologically identical to the progesterone created in a woman’s ovaries. It is made from soybeans and yams, and is readily accepted by the body.
Natural progesterone works within the body exactly as progesterone manufactured in the body would, causing few if any side effects. For … read more
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If you are considering using progesterone to relieve the symptoms of menopause then it is very worthwhile to consider natural progesterone products over the chemical based or altered progesterone products.
progesterone in women is produced by the ovaries so when a women begins to go through menopause in mid life, it is only natural that her levels of progesterone will decrease due to the so called “shutting down” of the ovaries and reproductive system.
It is believed that progesterone can have a regulatory effect on the body therefore the belief that progesterone should … read more
The dosages of natural progesterone required in hormonal treatment depends on several things. These include a woman’s life stage, levels of estrogen and progesterone in the body, whether estrogen dominance, menopause or low progesterone are the conditions being experienced, and symptoms being manifested.
There doesn’t seem to be any adverse affect from significantly increased progesterone levels, other than a change in menstrual cycle schedule, and a feeling of euphoria sometimes reported.
Approximately 20 – 25mg of progesterone is produced each day in the system of a healthy woman, during the last 14 days of her menstrual cycle. The goal for a woman … read more
We now know that progesterone is a hormone created within a woman’s ovaries which helps to prepare the womb each month for acceptance of a fertilized egg, and attachment of a fetus.
Not having an adequate level of progesterone in the body is a problematic circumstance for many women. Why? Because a number of problems can result from low progesterone levels including irregular menstrual cycles, miscarriage and increased cancer risk from unchecked estrogen.
It is extremely important to a woman’s overall health during her entire lifetime (not just during her reproductive years) that her body produces and maintains normal levels of progesterone. … read more