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Progesterone Hormone
By: Lauren Fuller
Progesterone is….
Progesterone is a female hormone. It
prepares the uterus to receive and sustain
the fertilized egg. It is involved in the
female menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and
embryogenesis. This is a steroid hormone
created from cholesterol-based
pregnenolone.
About the progesterone hormone
This hormone belongs to a class of hormones
called “progestogens”. It is informally known as
a “chemical messenger”. It is produced in the
ovaries and adrenal gland. This hormone is
transported by fat cells into the blood stream.
Imbalance in this hormone affects mood and
appetite. It instructs different cell receptors to
how the body should be functioning.
Low progesterone…
In menopause, several hormones are thrown off balance.
Often in perimenopause, there is too little natural
progesterone in a woman's body. it can result in
symptoms such as anxiety, breast tenderness, headaches,
sleeplessness, weight gain (caused by improper levels of
progesterone which prevent your thyroid from
functioning properly) and more. One cause of
progesterone imbalance is estrogen dominance by
outside factors such as environmental hormones found in
the foods you eat. Other causes of diminished
progesterone include insulin resistance, chronic stress,
poor nutrition, and insufficient exercise. Chronic stress is
also a big contributor to progesterone levels.
High progesterone…
Too much natural progesterone is also an issue,
causing breast tenderness, depression, fatigue,
low sex drive, vaginal dryness, and more. Causes
include low estrogen levels found in
menopause.
The solution…
A proper diet and stress management are necessary
components of normal progesterone levels. Diets
with high sugar intake can lessen progesterone. As
stated above, high stress levels can lead to reduced
progesterone as cortisol demand increases. A
natural progesterone cream or pill may be
prescribed if your body is too low on the hormone.
On the other hand, if there is an excess of
progesterone in your body, a combination of proper
nutrition and fitness plan may be prescribed.
Progesterone hormone
Levels of progesterone
In women, progesterone levels are relatively low
during the preovulatory phase of the menstrual
cycle, rise after ovulation, and are elevated
during the luteal phase. In women, the
progesterone levels change frequently
depending on the menopausal stage, ovulation
and pregnancy. Young women and
premenopausal women have the lowest
progesterone levels.
Progesterone during pregnancy
Pregnant and ovulating women have the highest
levels. During pregnancy, the placenta also
produces high levels of progesterone, starting
near the end of the first trimester and
continuing until the baby is born. Levels of
progesterone in a pregnant woman are about 10
times higher than they are in a woman who is
not pregnant.
… during pregnancy
During the reproductive years, the pituitary gland in
the brain generates hormones that cause a new egg
to mature and be released from its ovarian follicle
each month. As the follicle develops, it produces
the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone,
which thicken the lining of the uterus. Progesterone
levels rise in the second half of the menstrual cycle,
and following the release of the egg (ovulation), the
ovarian tissue that replaces the folliclem continues
to produce estrogen and progesterone.
Changes during menstrual cycle
The Progesterone Hormone
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