Cramps
Bloat
Breast tenderness
Hot flashes
Migraines
Inability to lose weight
Lack of energy
Depression
Fibroid tumors
Foggy thinking
Osteoporosis

SYNTHETIC ESTROGEN & PROGESTINS
A New England Journal of Medicine article about a study in 1995 involving 121,700 women, revealed that women who used synthetic estrogen and progestins to offset the symptoms of menopause also increased their chance of developing breast cancer by up to 40 percent when taking them for more than five years. Synthetic estrogen is also responsible for fluid retention, increased storage of body fat, depression, headaches, impaired blood sugar control, reduced oxygen in cells, gallbladder problems, decreased sex drive, increased probability of fibroids and bone loss. The attempt to offset the negative effects of synthetic estrogen with synthetic progestins only complicates the problems all the more. It is important to know that the group of drugs that are referred to as progestins are NOT progesterone. They are compounds with altered molecules of progesterone. This is done by companies so that the product can be patented. Synthetic progestins can cause numerous side effects, such as headache, depression, fluid retention, increased risk of birth defects (they are included in birth control pills), liver dysfunction, breast tenderness, acne, insomnia, swelling, weight changes and PMS-like symptoms. They are not progesterone!

 PRECURSOR
Progesterone, like DHEA, is referred to as the "mother of hormones." Progesterone is an important precursor in the biosynthesis of the adrenal corti-costeroids, (which protect us against stress), and of all the sex hormones, including both testosterone and estrogen. This means that progesterone can be turned into one of many different hormones in the body as they are needed to maintain various metabolic functions in almost all of our tissues. Unfortunately, most all the emphasis has been put on the importance of estrogen, ignoring the fact that both estrogen and testosterone are made from progesterone. Without adequate progesterone, both testosterone and estrogen would not be sufficiently available to the body.

NATURAL PROGESTERONE
Natural progesterone (made from wild yams or soybeans), has active ingredients that are an exact molecular match of the body's own progesterone. It is interesting to note that in countries in Asia and South America, where women eat large quantities of either wild yams or soybeans, the term "hot flash" doesn't even exist in their languages. They also rarely experience most of the female problems plaguing western women. Conversely, 40 to 60 percent of all western women experience premenstrual syndrome (PMS). It has also been confirmed that loss of bone density (osteoporosis) could be the result of progesterone deficiency.

NO SIDE EFFECTS
Natural progesterone supplementation is not known to have any side effects and no toxic levels have been found to date. When adequate levels of progesterone are present in the body, libido is increased, the skin stays hydrated and oxygenated, facial hair growth and hair-thinning is prevented, less depression occurs, fat burning is encouraged and blood clotting remains normal. There appears to be less breast and uterine cancer among women with higher levels of progesterone as well as less menopausal and PMS problems, including hot flashes and vaginal dryness.

PROGESTERONE OVERLOOKED
Thousands of women in the western world are now using natural progesterone, generally in the form of a non-prescription product that is applied to the skin. They are experiencing increased vitality, better skin tone, a renewed emotional balance, along with many other benefits. Unfortunately, natural progesterone has been almost totally overlooked by medical science while the erroneous focus has been placed heavily on estrogen. It is important in this modern day for us to have a clearer understanding of progesterone—the important natural hormone that it is.

  Enhances libido
 Improves energy, stamina and endurance
  Stimulates the body's own natural production and regulation of estrogen,
      progesterone, testosterone, and other hormones
  Men may also use natural progesterone to balance testosterone,
      to alleviate symptoms associated with an enlarged prostate,
      and to reverse the feminizing effects of too much estrogen