Many women also experience irregular periods. Rather than regulate the menstrual cycle of a menopausal woman, natural progesterone helps with many of the symptoms of menopause. After menopause the ovaries no longer produce at previous levels. It is NOT a lack of estrogen that creates the problems. It is the LACK of progesterone.
Balance is critical.
In fact, Women on Menopause , by Ann Dickson and Nikki Henriques, reveals that unopposed estrogen was first linked in 1970 to abnormal cell growth in the endometrium, resulting also in the possibility of endometrial cancer. It is important, say the authors of this book, for women who have other physical disorders to avoid supplementation with only estrogen, for it can exacerbate high blood pressure, diabetes, migraines, and epilepsy. Natural progesterone has been found to be very beneficial in the prevention and treatment of endometriosis. Fortunately, progesterone can stop it and even reverse already existing bone loss. Dr. John Lee, M.D., is a true pioneer in the use of progesterone therapy.