18/07/2022
It's important to understand how knowing your progesterone levels can help you realise that certain menstrual symptoms you're experiencing are not normal.
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Progesterone is the main hormone in the class of hormones called progestins. And these are s*x hormones that influence s*xual development during puberty and are related to reproduction.
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✔️ Before ovulation we have less progesterone: At the beginning of the menstrual cycle, progesterone levels are low and remain so throughout the follicular phase.
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✔️ After ovulation we have more progesterone: Progesterone is the dominant hormone after ovulation. Progesterone is produced in the corpus luteum, that is, the area of the o***y created by the collapsed follicle after releasing the egg. Progesterone levels peak in the middle of the luteal phase.
If conception does not occur, the corpus luteum begins to break down 9 to 10 days after ovulation, causing progesterone levels to drop and your period to start.
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Today I share with you some symptoms of progesterone deficiency since many times in consultation I see how women have had to normalise what happens to them for not finding solutions.
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Did you know that the thyroid hormone T3 directly stimulates the production of progesterone? So could we have premenstrual symptoms due to a thyroid problem? How wonderful to understand that everything is connected to everything!
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👩🏼⚕️I take your health very seriously, and I understand how you can feel when you no longer know who else to turn to or what to do.
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