The 8 Key Benefits Of Bioidentical Progesterone

Our hormones are so much a part of us we don’t really think about them, until things go wrong.

From puberty to post menopause our hormones play a crucial role in so many of our essential functions, and progesterone is often overlooked or under rated.

How progesterone helps when you are out of balance

Progesterone and oestrogen are pretty much balanced through puberty unless there are issues with PMS, PCOS or non anovulatory periods when progesterone levels need help.

As we move through life various factors affect their normal healthy ratio. There are so many ways progesterone helps us, but sadly we are all too often lacking this essential hormone.

Progesterone is most easily noticed because of its effect on the breasts and womb, so from problems with periods and PMS, to having a healthy reproductive system, you want to have plenty of progesterone in your system.

However, that’s not its only function as it is essential for your immune system, brain and nerve activity acts on your breasts and uterus, so it’s essential for healthy reproduction and periods.

But did you know it also acts on your brain, immune system, and strengthens and helps your energy levels too?

These are the 8 key roles for progesterone and the impact they can have on you.

1. Protects against hormonal cancers and it does this by dealing with excess oestrogen (oestrogen dominance). It can usually be used by women with a history of such cancers and/or treatment but always check with your doctor or consultant.

2. Helps weight loss and blood pressure as progesterone is a natural diuretic. It balances these conditions by helping to reduce weight as excess water is expelled and that helps reduce blood pressure.

3. Mood swings and poor sleep are very common at peri/menopause and progesterone soothes and relaxes. It helps calm you down and stimulates centres in the brain to promote better sleep.

4. Helps with hair loss and dryness because it reduces the increase in male hormones (androgens) at menopause. That helps improve not just hair condition but its growth as well.

Also reduces the amount of oil (sebum) in the skin which is important if dealing  with spots and acne.

5. Boosts energy by stimulating thyroid and that’s why it is so essential for women with low thyroid.

Many women at menopause are on medication for this condition, often related to the weight gain which is related to excess oestrogen.

Supplementing with progesterone supports normal thyroid function.

6. Builds bone and protects from osteopenia and osteoporosis by stimulating osteoblasts (bone-building cells) and the growth of new muscle.

 Osteoporosis requires two hormones to be in balance: it is oestrogen that slows down the breakdown of old and decaying bone in order to remove it from the body, but it is progesterone that is responsible for building the new bone to replace it.

7. Reduces the heavy menstrual bleeding and protects the womb by balancing the stimulating effect of oestrogen on the uterine lining.

8. Needed for fertility, conception and post baby blues as good progesterone levels are essential for those these wanting to start a family, or who have experienced previous difficulty in maintaining a pregnancy.

Helpful information

Good progesterone levels are essential for women from puberty to post Menopause, from PMS to the menopause and beyond.

In the majority of women oestrogen is the dominant hormone but you need to have both progesterone and oestrogen balanced with each other throughout life.

If you’re not sure which hormone you may need to supplement then this article can be helpful.

Which hormone or hormones might you need?