Progesterone
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Why Progesterone Is Both Good and Bad for Mood (and How to Treat PMDD)
Progesterone is usually a mood reliever but can sometimes cause anxiety. A negative mood reaction to changing progesterone levels is…
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The Crucial Difference Between Progesterone and Progestins
Progestins such as drospirenone, levonorgestrel, or medroxyprogesterone are not progesterone. That’s because progesterone is not a generic term like estrogen.…
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Roadmap to Progesterone • Lara Briden
Progesterone is beneficial because it eases periods. It also reduces inflammation, regulates immune function, and supports healthy thyroid, brain, bones,…
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The Right Way to Test Progesterone with the Menstrual Cycle
The next time your doctor orders a progesterone test, ask yourself: “When is the right day to take this test?”…
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Progesterone Is Just as Important as Estrogen for Women’s Health
It’s time to bring progesterone into the conversation about women’s health. That’s according to Canadian endocrinology professor Jerilynn Prior in…
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How to Survive the Great Progesterone Crash of Perimenopause
In your forties, you may find that you can’t handle stress as well. This happens because progesterone can be lost…
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Guide to Using Progesterone for Women’s Health
Body-identical or bioidentical progesterone can treat women’s health conditions such as PCOS, PMDD, migraines, endometriosis, adenomyosis, and perimenopause. It’s called…
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Cyclic Progesterone Therapy for PCOS
Progesterone has anti-androgen benefits and can promote ovulation. Which makes progesterone therapeutic for polycystic ovary syndrome, as described in my…
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