Estrogen Dominance:
Natural progesterone is produced by the corpus luteum after ovulation and balances the side effects of otherwise unopposed oestrogen.
Unopposed estrogen in our bodies results in all sorts of hormone-related health problems such as
PMS, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, infertility, weight gain, increased blood clotting, thyroid dysfunction, even cancer, in both men and women.
Estrogen dominance occurs mostly in industrialized countries and commonly occurs in the following situations.
- When women are on estrogen replacement therapy.
- Premenopause when early follicle depletion results in the lack of ovulation and thus a lack of progesterone well before the onset of menopause.
- Exposure to xenoestrogens which is the cause of early follicle depletion. Xenoestrogens are foreign substances found outside the body in the air and food that have an estrogen effect on the body.
- Birth control pills with an excessive estrogen component.
- Women who have had a hysterectomy (or tubal ligation) leading to dysfunction of the ovaries.
- Post menopause, especially in women who are overweight.
- Women experiencing on going stress,which may affect adrenal function.
It is also important that we distinguish Natural Progesterone from Yam Extract and from its counterparts in the drug industry - PROGESTINS.
Although these drugs are commonly referred to as progesterone, this is a misnomer.
They are synthetic. In some ways they mimic the effects of progesterone in the body, but in other important ways they gravely interfere with natural progesterone.
This can create and exacerbate hormone related health problems, and be a primary contributor to the condition referred to as Oestrogen Dominance, some symptoms of which include:
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When the above list of ill-effects is compared to the benefits of Natural Progesterone, we see a nearly one-to-one correlation
