Bio-identical Progesterone

Bio-identical Progesterone

Hormonal imbalances in a woman’s body can cause various disorders physically and discomfort mentally. Imbalances of hormones are seen during Menopause or peri-menopause state. Imbalances can also occur if one has disorders like PCOS, PCOD, etc. In this age where fast paced results are what everyone wants and thus people take in hormones that are either artificially synthesized or naturally extracted from plants. These hormonal intakes do give fast relief but artificially synthesized have been long associated with many side effects.

What is Bio-identical Progesterone?

• These are hormones that have chemical structure similar to that of the progesterone that gets produced naturally in a woman’s body.
• By inducing these hormones into the body, the imbalances are brought to equilibrium. This in turn soothes the symptoms of menopause, osteoporosis, PMS, etc.
• The hormones can be induced into your body via pills. Natural progesterone creams are also one of the induction methods.
• The natural progesterone creams are applied in specific areas as directed by the health experts. The creams then get absorbed by the skin and then go into the fat tissues. They then enter into the blood stream and thus merge into the body in the same way the hormones do when they get produced naturally.
• Over the time, amidst all the debate that is bundled with the use of bio-identical progesterone, there have been numerous cases where people have experienced many benefits due to their usage.
• Some of the benefits noted by people are – weight loss, good skin, healthy hair, enhanced sex drive, lowered PMS, decreased menopause tantrums, improve in mental state, strong bones etc.

What are the side effects caused by artificially synthesized progesterone?

• In general, overdose of progesterone causes many harmful effects on the human body.
• The saddening part is, experts usually recommend taking hormonal treatments orally, rather than using natural progesterone creams which is much safer option.
• Many side effects are linked to the intake of artificially synthesized progesterone. Some of them are – weight increase (especially in the high and hip region), tenderness in breasts, bloating, unwanted hair on the face, fatigue etc.

Consult your physician

Natural Progesterone creams work totally depending on the way the human skin absorbs them. There could be some people who absorb quickly and there could be some who have skin that doesn’t absorb the natural progesterone creams easily. The weather also has a major role to play when it comes to skin absorption. Therefore, it is very difficult to determine the right dosage of natural progesterone creams. There are high risks of progesterone overdose.

Some natural progesterone creams that are in the market actually have contents of yam. It is said that these get converted to progesterone once the body processes them. This is however not a scientifically proven fact. Besides this, there is a prescribed limit in the dosage, which will vary from person to person. It is thus of utmost importance that you consult a physician before starting any hormone related treatments, be it oral HRT or usage of natural progesterone creams.