Acting as a counterbalance to Estrogen, Progesterone, which is produced in the ovaries and adrenal glands, helps regulate the effects of Estrogen on women. This is especially evident in the last two weeks of the menstrual cycle, when Progesterone works to prepare the system for pregnancy. In addition to acting as a necessary companion to Estrogen, Progesterone therapy offers a variety of favorable benefits as well, including:

• Regulating menstrual flow
• Controlling PMS symptoms
• Preventing osteoporosis
• Reduced risk of heart disease
• Restored sex drive
• Greater fertility
• Antidepressant effects
• Improved bone mass
• Increased metabolism

Like Estrogen, synthetic versions of Progesterone have unduly tied hormone replacement therapy with reports of complications and side effects. The media has failed to highlight that bio-identical hormones offer a wealth of benefits without any of these concerns.