Ignored by many practitioners, progesterone is meant to be abundant. Much confusion can be attributed to this common portrayal of the menstrual cycle: While the rise and fall of hormones is depicted correctly, this graphic implies that the only significant level of progesterone occurs in the 2nd half of the cycle during the luteal phase. … Read more
Progesterone is essential for a long and healthy life. The body’s need for progesterone spans an entire lifetime, from being essential for conception to offering resilience and gentle aging. In women, progesterone is secreted in the second half of the menstrual cycle from the released corpus luteum and, in much greater quantity, by the placenta … Read more
When Women Don’t Like Progesterone Dr. Katharina Dalton had pioneered using progesterone in suppositories or injections in large doses to treat severe PMS. (1) These women faced monthly havoc with high anxiety, fluid retention, sore breasts, feeling suicidal and homicidal, experiencing seizures, and excruciating migraines. Research done by Drs. Hargrove and Maxon, (2) demonstrated that … Read more
Dr. Jerilynn C. Prior is a tireless researcher of women’s hormonal functions and related health problems. She has identified and published information striking at the social myths that prevent good therapy. Ignorance, lack of good science and poor translation to clinical use abound. Recently, she shared “Women’s Reproductive System as Balanced Estradiol and Progesterone Actions- … Read more
