Index of Reviewed News about Progesterone

Progesterone hormones and their links to breast cancer
Despite the proven benefits of hormone therapy and its addition of estrogen into the human body, it carries with it certain side effects. The most notorious ...

Progesterone Hormone and Its Effects on Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a serious condition that is characterized by seizures. It is also a very common condition. Up to 3% of the population ...

Breast Cancer Risk Not Reduced By Aspirin Use
Breast cancer is often caused by an imbalance of hormones in the body, particularly the progesterone hormone. This is a hormone-dependent type...

Menopause symptoms and their treatment through the use of progesterone hormones
The majority of women suffer from one of the 34 menopause symptoms as the reach a later stage of life. Some women suffer from more symptoms than others...

Relationship Between HRT Discontinuation and Bone Mass Density Loss
Use of hormone replacement therapy, containing estrogen hormones, the progesterone hormone or a combination of the two, has caused much controversy...

The Effects of Postmenopausal Estrogen on Cognitive Performance
Estrogen and progesterone hormones are often included as part of hormone replacement therapy. Hormone replacement therapy has become very popular...

Progesterone Use and Gastro-reflux Symptoms
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which causes heartburn and acid regurgitation, affects as much as 60% of the American population annually...

The Effects of Postmenopausal Estrogen on Cognitive Performance
Estrogen and progesterone hormones are often included as part of hormone replacement therapy. Hormone replacement therapy has become very popular...

Diabetes Mellitus, Progesterone Hormone, and Cardiovascular Disease in Women
As the main cause of death among women aged 50-79 in the United States, coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major health concern...

Low Progesterone Implicated in Depression
Postpartum depression is a severe psychological condition that occurs in women after giving birth. According to a recent study published in the...

Progesterone and LH Hormones may Cause Sleeping Problems
Medical researchers investigated whether hormonal levels are related with sleeping problems. They studied women from 43 to 53 years old to check whether they had trouble sleeping...

Infertility Drugs May Decrease Breast Cancer Risk
A woman's menstrual cycle is a complex system. Estrogen and progesterone hormones levels have to be at the right amount for a menstrual cycle...