During pregnancy the placenta produces 300mg to 400 mg of progesterone per day. Progesterone has many other functions, among them protecting against breast fibrocysts, helping the body use fat for energy, and helping to normalize blood clotting and blood sugar levels. Today, many health professionals claim that the symptoms associated with PMS and menopause are due not some much to estrogen, but to a deficiency of progesterone and an overabundance of estrogen. It is believed that progesterone balances estrogen and that an over production of estrogen can lea to health problems. Too much estrogen is known as estrogen dominance.
Natural progesterone is progesterone.
It is derived from a natural source and then converted to progesterone. Natural progesterone has the same molecular configuration as the progesterone produced by the body and can be used to supplement the progesterone produced by the body and to balance estrogen and propgesterone levels. Many people believe that progesterone is the culprit in PMS because PMS occurs about 10 days before a woman s period when progesterone levels are high. This means estrogen is dominant and that the two hormones are not in balance. Using natural progesterone can help can help restore the balance.