They also receive large amounts of synthetic hormones prescribed by doctors. It is these synthetic hormones that disturb the very sensitive hormonal balance in women, are very toxic, cause cancer and have a whole host of other side effects.

Everybody’s body produces many hormones that play very important roles as regulators of the biochemical and physiological processes that take place in the body. From a biological point of view there are less or more important hormones. Each of them has a different but very important function in our body. One very specific hormone is, however, progesterone. It is an antagonist for oestrogen, that is, it balances the excess that is harmful. It is also a precursor hormone for other steroid hormones such as estradiol, estriol, estron, testosterone, cortisol, corticosterone, aldosterone, DHEA. Thanks to its unique properties progesterone allows the production of adequate and balanced amounts of other steroid hormones. The production of these hormones is precisely regulated, and if they are deficient, the use of a progesterone precursor will correct this deficiency without causing excess. Excess progesterone, on the other hand, has a balanced effect on the remaining hormones. In addition, it protects against very harmful side effects of an excess of adrenal cortical hormones and can compensate for any possible deficiency.

Progesterone, is produced by luteal cells of the corpus luteum, through the placenta during pregnancy and in small amounts by the adrenal glands. Progesterone allows implantation, i.e. implantation of the embryo in the uterine mucosa and maintenance in the first weeks of pregnancy.

During the menstrual cycle, two hormones are produced in the ovaries. They are oestrogen and progesterone. In the first phase of the cycle, oestrogens are responsible for the development of the endometrial tissue of the uterus, which is the lining of the uterus. Around the 12th day of the cycle, the level of oestrogen is highest, and then gradually decreases. During the ovulation period, 12 to 14 days of the Graafa follicle cycle, one egg cell is released that becomes a progesterone-producing corpus luteum. The average value of progesterone production by the corpus luteum is 10-20 mg per day. If the egg is not fertilised, the levels of oestrogen and progesterone fall, beginning with menstrual bleeding, or menstruation. When the egg is fertilised, the production of progesterone increases, so does the menstruation of the uterine endometrium, because it is the place to correctly implant first the embryo and then the fetus. Progesterone produced by the corpus luteum is an absolutely essential hormone that supports pregnancy, until the placenta is produced by progesterone. Between 14-18 weeks of pregnancy, after the formation of the placenta, it then plays a major role in the production of progesterone, the hormone necessary for further maintenance of pregnancy. During this period, its production increases to the level of 300-400mg per day. The correct level of oestrogen as well as progesterone is absolutely essential for the normal course of the monthly cycle and the exudation of the uterus. However, the function and action is not limited to the female genitalia only:

• It stimulates osteoblasts (builds bones and prevents osteoporosis)
• Facilitates the action of thyroid hormones
• Normalizes clotting of blood
• Acts as an antidepressant
• It normalizes the level of zinc and copper
• Protects the mammary gland from cystic degeneration
• Normalizes blood sugar levels
• Has a diuretic effect
• Increases oxygen levels in cells
• Restores sexual desire
• Accelerates fat burning
• It protects against uterine cancer, cervical and breast cancer.

Natural progesterone is safe for the fetus. The American Medical Association ACP excluded natural progesterone from the list of contraindications in early pregnancy. That is why many physicians even recommend the use of natural progesterone from after the woman becomes pregnant and until the placenta is formed.

Here are some examples of the beneficial effects of natural progesterone on the psyche and brain:

• Natural progesterone improves mental clarity and concentration. In the old, the elderly, the restoration of the ability to talk and co-exist with others.
• Accelerates recovery after brain injury.
• Restores normal sleep rhythm, calms down.
• It stimulates sexual life. Menopausal women using natural progesterone claim that their sex life has been more satisfying than 10-15 years ago.
• Very intense emotions usually subside within 40 minutes after giving the right dose of natural progesterone.
• Hormonal disorders are often accompanied by mental and neurological diseases. Progesterone can cause a complete disappearance of undesirable psychic symptoms if they were a result of biochemical abnormalities that can be hormonally corrected. People diagnosed with schizophrenia, manic depressive psychosis, invasive psychosis, atherosclerosis, epilepsy, gravid myelitis, parkinsonism, felt better or normal within 40 minutes after applying natural progesterone at the right dose.
• Natural progesterone acts as an antidepressant, giving success in the treatment of depression with suicidal tendencies. Its effect is similar to drugs of the group of serotonin reuptake inhibitors.