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Progesterone and Pregnancy Progesterone has long been called the "pregnancy hormone", and with good
reason.Progesterone is a hormone produced primarily by the corpus luteum of the
ovaries and in larger amounts by the placenta when pregnant. It is highly
fat-soluble and has been shown to benefit just about every part of the
body. Progesterone is produced most heavily when a woman is pregnant, and
secondly, when she is menstruating. In the past, doctors believed that
progesterone contributed to severe menstrual symptoms. This is unlikely since,
when pregnant, a woman's progesterone levels are 10 to 20 times higher, and
similar symptoms do not generally occur. It is much more likely that problems
during menstrual cycles are caused by progesterone deficiency. The understanding of progesterone and its role in the body has catapulted
since then. Progesterone has shown indications that not only does it relieve a
myriad of symptoms that has long eluded diagnosis, it would seem that it quite
effectively aids in fertilization, and helps prevent pre-term deliveries in
those women at risk. There are several factors that can contribute to pre-term delivery, and it
is extremely difficult to know if a woman is prone to pre-term delivery, until
it happens. Pre-term delivery occurs when uterine contractions start before the
37th week. According to Dr. Carole Mendelson, as published in the
July 18th issue of the National Academy of Sciences,
progesterone prevents the uterus from contracting throughout most of the
pregnancy. In both women who want to be pregnant, and those that are pregnant,
progesterone is your friend. In mid-cycle, after the egg is released, your body
starts to produce progesterone that inhibits the effects of estrogen. If the egg
is then fertilized, more progesterone is released, otherwise production stops,
the uterine wall breaks down, and menstruation occurs. Healthier skin, hair, and
muscle tone noticed during pregnancy is also attributed to
progesterone. In the June 12th issue of the New England Journal of
Medicine, a published study found that progesterone significantly reduced
the pre-term delivery rate of "at risk mothers". It was also noted that the
infants were healthier as well. Intestinal necrosis, intraventricular hemorrhage
(bleeding in the brain), and the need for oxygen in these infants were
significantly reduced. Natural progesterone is the closest thing to the progesterone produced by
the body. In fact, natural progesterone, produced by a several step process
involving the Mexican Wild Yam, is bio-identical to the hormone
produced by the human body. To recap, here are some of the reported benefits of natural progesterone
related to pregnancy:
According to Dr. John R Lee, the international authority on natural
progesterone, many side effects plague the synthetic versions created by the
pharmaceutical companies. These synthetic versions are known as: Synthetic
progesterone, progestins and Progesterone Acetate. There are no reports of any
significant side effects when using natural progesterone. All reports of natural progesterone causing significant ill side effects,
upon further investigation, have been revealed as a synthetic progestin
erroneously reported as natural progesterone. Here is a quote from Dr. Lee about the effects of progesterone: "We know
that transdermal progesterone is very affective, very convenient, and very safe.
Overdoses do not hurt anybody. They might mess up somebody's period, it could
cause the period to change as to when it comes in the month."
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