Bioidentical Progesterone Hormone Replacement

What is Progesterone?

Progesterone is an essential substance from which our body makes many of the other hormones vital for good health. Interestingly, progesterone is made in your body from cholesterol. First, your body turns cholesterol into pregnenolone. The Pregnenolone is then converted into progesterone and then your body then makes a cascade of other hormones that it needs from progesterone.

Progesterone serves as a precursor not only to DHEA, testosterone and estrogen, but also to cortisol, the stress hormone. It is also the precursor to the sex hormones estrogen and testosterone and is secreted primarily by the ovaries in females and by the testes in men. Smaller amounts are produced by the adrenal glands and in the brain cells of both women and men. This makes it instrumental in many core biologic functions.

Progesterone is not exclusively a female hormone nor is it a 'sex' hormone. It plays no part in the secondary sexual characteristics that develop during puberty.

What does Progesterone do?

Progesterone plays a major role in the body and has many functions in both males and females of all ages. Progesterone is responsible for regulating blood sugar, developing intelligence, building bones, brain activity and many more. Additionally, progesterone plays an important role in concerting fat into energy, regulating thyroid hormone production, and helping to reboot libido. It is also a natural antidepressant, aids in normalizing blood clotting, helps to initiate sleep and is a natural diuretic along with many other vital functions.

Progesterone has a calming effect by activating the GABA receptor sites. GABA is our most calming, inhibitory neurotransmitter and effective against some forms of epilepsy. Progesterone also boosts the immune system. Our bodies make it all the time.

Unlike non-bioidentical, or synthetic hormones, the more "natural" bioidentical progesterone has the same structure as progesterone your own body would produce. Therefore, it is able to fit on all of the progesterone receptors and create the other hormones along the hormone pathway.

Progesterone Replacement Therapy

Progesterone replacement therapy is perhaps one of the most effective methods of restoring progesterone levels in the body. Progesterone therapy boosts low progesterone levels by supplementing progesterone either synthetically or naturally. Most women opt for natural bioidentical progesterone as safer alternative to synthetic progesterone to minimize the risk of breast cancer and heart disease. Progesterone therapy is either administered by cream, gel, patch or pellet insertion, usually depending on availability, cost and convenience of use. Some physicians may decide to combine the progesterone with estrogen, and in some cases, testosterone to help women and men regain overall balance.

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To get started, leave us your information and we will contact you to find out exactly how we can help. We order the initial labs you'll need for your first visit and we'll schedule the appointment with your new bioidentical hormone physician. Before your visit you'll spend time on our website completing a thorough questionnaire in the convenience of your home.

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At your hour-long initial consultation, your physician will meet with you personally to discuss your symptoms, review your results and talk through the appropriate treatment to meet your individualized needs. Our highly experienced physicians undergo hundreds of hours of training in bioidentical hormones and have helped thousands of women and men suffering the symptoms of hormone imbalance.

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Finally, if necessary, your physician will prescribe the customized compounded bioidentical hormones and other pharmacy-grade supplements for your personalized program. The compounding pharmacy will contact you and send these directly to your home or office as you request.