Article for Women Issues

Progesterone is a hormone produced by the ovaries that balances the production of estrogen
a hormone that can cause a variety of serious ailments such as cancer. Production of progesterone by the ovaries decreases as people grow older
which leads to excess estrogen in the body. This condition usually occurs a few years before menopause.

Severe stress
anxiety
and an improper diet can also be the reasons for the ineffectiveness of the progesterone cream. These factors will cause the body produce more estrogen than must be handled by progesterone in the body. The side effects can be drastic if this estrogen level is not controlled as early as possible. Other reasons for the increase in estrogen levels in the body are any kind of diseases in kidney and liver. Also
chemicals in food tend to act as fake estrogens and create problems.

Natural progesterone cream
produced in laboratories using an extract from wild yam and soybeans as raw material
can be a good solution to women facing low progesterone problem. Other prescription based synthetic progesterone creams are also being manufactured.

Very rarely have side effects been noticed in women using natural progesterone. In most of the cases
synthetic progesterone has been known to produce a number of side effects such as depression
insomnia
nausea
fluid retention
etc.

Natural progesterone cream must be used with utmost caution to avoid unpleasant side effects. It can be used as per doctor’s instructions for a limited amount of time. Most women need to use this cream till adrenal hormones normalize. Usage can usually be stopped after this. Natural progesterone will easily convert into testosterone and estrogen if required by the body.

Some of the common benefits of using this cream are that it keeps estrogen level in check and helps in bone building
which can help to avoid osteoporosis. It is also supposed to increase libido in men and prevents various cancers like endometrial and breast cancer.