Did You Know Natural Progesterone Can Improve a Woman’s Health?

Being a woman isn’t always easy. From adult acne and breast tenderness to hot flashes and heavy menses, women cope with a variety of symptoms and issues as they grow older. It can often feel difficult or impossible to resolve these conditions, but there is actually a natural solution that has helped many women escape their pain and discomfort. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy using progesterone can restore balance to hormones in the body and minimize bothersome problems associated with hormone deficiencies.

What Is Progesterone?

Estrogen’s role in the female body is widely known, but progesterone doesn’t get as much attention. This hormone stimulates and regulates a number of functions within the female body, including the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and development of an embryo. When progesterone levels become too low, symptoms like migraines, hot flashes, irregular menstrual cycles, mood changes, and low libido often occur.

Progesterone Relieves Heavy and Painful Menses

Menstruation is an essential component of the female reproductive system, but that doesn’t mean it’s always easy to endure. Many women experience unusually heavy and painful menses despite living otherwise healthy and normal lives. Heavy menstrual bleeding, known as Menorrhagia, is defined by a loss of at least 5.5 tablespoons of blood during one cycle, and it is often caused by hormonal imbalance of progesterone. Since natural progesterone brings hormones back into balance, it also alleviates menorrhagia and the pain that accompanies the condition.

Breast Tenderness

Breast tenderness and the sensation of sore and swollen breasts is common among perimenopausal women. This could be due to a shortage of progesterone that leaves estrogen free to sensitize the breast tissue. Since natural progesterone treatments can balance hormone levels and keep estrogen under control, it is a viable treatment option for women who struggle with uncomfortable breast tenderness.   

Hormonal Acne

Acne isn’t just for teenagers. Many adult women see an emergence of acne due to imbalances in their reproductive hormones. When the body does not contain enough progesterone, its progesterone and estrogen ratio falls out of sync and the skin starts to suffer. A natural progesterone treatment can quickly and easily establish balance and eliminate pesky pimples.

At Optimal Health Medical in Stamford, CT, Dr. Sobo specializes in holistic health treatments, including BHRT, to help women and men enhance their health and embrace a life that isn’t just absent of disease, but guided by true wellness. Call (203) 348-8805 now to make your appointment.