Progesterone

SIGNS OF LOW PROGESTERONE AND ESTROGEN EXCESS (DOMINANCE) Progesterone Deficiency Estrogen Excess Swollen Breasts Craving for Sweets Fibrocystic Breasts Mood Swings (PMS) Obesity Depression Depression Tender Breasts Low Thyroid Levels Water Retention Night Sweats Fatigue/No Energy Hot Flashes Nervous/Anxious Vaginal Dryness Weight Gain in Hips & Thighs Memory Lapses Headaches Incontinence Loss of Sex Drive Bone Loss Uterind Fibroids Heart Palpitations Heavy or Irregular Menses

Progesterone, like estrogen, is also a sex steroid hormone.  Progesterone is a hormone made by your body.  A progestin is a synthetic form of progesterone; its molecular structure does not match the structure of your body’s progesterone.  Even today, many people assume that the two hormone substances are identical.  Research shows that progestin and progesterone behave quite differently in a women’s body. Progesterone has many positive effects, but progestin can cause a host of unpleasant side effects such as migraine headaches, depression, and weight gain.  Only about 20% of women who start synthetic HRT (progestin) remain on it two years later.

Compounded progesterone can be used alone, or combined with estrogen and/or other sex hormones—depending on individual need.  Progesterone helps balance the estrogens (preventing ‘estrogen dominance’) and also enhances estrogen’s effects in the body.  Studies have shown that progesterone is protective against endometrial cancer, breast cancer, and osteoporosis.