Because progesterone is the precursor to so many other steroid hormones, its use can greatly enhance overall hormone balance after menopause. (johnleemd.com)
(For example, you can't make testosterone or estrogen, cortisol, DHEA or pregnenolone, or a multitude of other steroid hormones that are necessary for health, without cholesterol.) (articles.mercola.com)
She has continued exploring how glucocorticoids, thyroid hormone, and other steroid hormones influence the brain, concentrating at first on their effects in postnatal development; since the»70s, she has delved increasingly into their influences as animals grow old. (sciencemag.org)