The following symptoms and diseases respond to progesterone therapy, if they are hormone related. It is important to remember that progesterone is not a drug, it is a hormone vital to our well being.

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Thyroid problems

The thyroid gland makes and secretes three hormones, thyroxine or tetraiodothyronine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), both involved in the metabolism and growth of the body. The third hormone is calcitonin which acts against high levels of calcium in the blood, while the parathyroid gland secretes parathyroid hormone to increase levels of calcium in the blood. A high level of thyroid hormones causes a person to have more energy, loose weight and feel too hot. Too low a level has the opposite effect. More women than men suffer from hypothyroidism, particularly those approaching menopause. The symptoms are so similar to a progesterone deficiency that many women are put on to L-thyroxin, which helps with the tiredness, but does nothing for any of the other symptoms. One of the dangers of thyroxin is that it increases the resorption of bone thus increasing the risk of osteoporosis.

Prevention : Between 20 to 200mg/day of progesterone should help with the problems if the thyroxin has not helped.