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By Carol Petersen RPh, CNP Too much progesterone, how much is too much? During the last trimester of pregnancy, women can reach levels of progesterone in the serum as high as 200-300 ng/ml and more. During the luteal phase, getting to a level of 20 to 30 ng/ml is usual. Most women feel amazing during …
According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, “Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a much more severe form of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It may affect women of childbearing age. It’s a severe and chronic medical condition that needs attention and treatment. Lifestyle changes and sometimes medicines can help manage symptoms.” PMDD treatment frequently fails to address the underlying …
Unraveling how and why we age is a research focus. We are still captivated by the Ponce de Leon promise of the Fountain of Youth. An enzyme system named mTOR (mammalian or mechanistic target of rapamycin) was identified in mouse studies as a significant aging mechanism. Inhibition of mTOR by rapamycin, found in bacteria species: …
Vast improvements in instrumentation opens the door to identify and quantify various biologic substances and heralds a new area of investigation. This process is called metabolomics. In the paper, cited below, the definition of the metabolomics is as follows: “Metabolomics is the global identification and quantification of a set of small molecules such as carbohydrates, …
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 …
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 conducted by Drs. Hargrove and Maxon, (2) demonstrated that oral use of progesterone was also …
We are beset by issues concerning hormone balance. We already understand many of the issues that arise when hormones simply decline with aging. We know that plants have hormone-like activity. For instance, there are the estrogen qualities in soy or adrenal adaptogens such as ginseng. We can harness these plant effects to help us. We …
Guidelines for maximizing the safety and efficacy of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) Estrogen is essential for a woman to look and feel feminine and when it’s deficient symptoms such as depression, moodiness, anxiety, insomnia, loss of sex drive, and hot flashes can ensue. Estrogen deficiency is easily fixed through hormone replacement therapy (HRT), but you …
Dr. Daniel F. Royal weighs in on the benefits of Progesterone. There seems to be a common misconception among physicians and patients that all hormones are the same. Of course, this is not true, but it shows the pharmaceutical propaganda machine is working. The basic difference between chemical hormones and natural hormones is that one …
Progesterone may protect women from the worst effects of the flu and, in an unexpected finding, help damaged lung cells to heal more quickly. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered that sex hormones have an effect that extends far beyond the reproductive system; progesterone may eventually be a possible …