Vibrance Natural Bio-identical Progesterone
Progesterone is best understood in its function in women where it is essential in order for a woman to carry a pregnancy to term. Progesterone is produced in the ovaries and the corpus luteum and placentas of pregnancy in women and in the adrenals in both sexes. Progesterone helps build new bone and thus protects against osteoporosis even more than estrogen. Progesterone balances estrogen’s effects and in this role can eliminate PMS, premenstrual bloating and breast engorgement. In addition, progesterone has been shown to turn on certain genes that protect against uterine and breast cancer. For this reason estrogen should never be prescribed without progesterone. Progesterone also has a calming effect on the brain and can help induce sleep.
In men, studies have shown a role for progesterone in preventing prostate cancer, probably through its ability to turn on cancer preventing genes.
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