Bioidentical progesterone with plant phytoestrogens; what it is, why it works: Progesterone and all hormones are absorbed more effectively through the skin than artificial or
synthetic oral hormones.
Not exact matches
When I counsel a woman about taking
hormone therapy, I recommend bioidentical estrogen and progesterone, including transdermal estradiol and
oral progesterone, but with an important caveat: I assume that the risks of bioidentical
hormone therapy are the same as
synthetic until proven otherwise.
Currently, this
synthetic hormone can be found in all forms of
oral birth control.
Oral contraceptives are
synthetic hormones that interfere with the body's natural hormonal feedback loops and disrupt the balance of intestinal flora, not to mention raising the risk of serious medical complications such as migraines, stroke, and even cancer.
Premarin (the
synthetic form of estrogen, formulated from the urine of pregnant horses) and Provera (the
synthetic form of progesterone, used for
oral contraception, which is counterintuitive as natural progesterone is required for conception) are the most commonly used elements in
hormone replacement therapy (HRT).
Hormonal imbalance can come from a host of factors including stress, poor diet, genetics, puberty,
oral synthetic estrogens (that may suppress your own
hormone function), environmental toxins, not breaking down food properly in the gut and more.
Oral contraceptives are also a factor, as these
synthetic hormones create an environment that is conducive to yeast overgrowth.
The natural
oral «progesterone also controlled breakthrough bleeding better than the
synthetic hormone.»
Another biggie is
oral contraceptives (as well as other
synthetic hormones).
There are similar risks for younger women who use
oral contraceptives — birth control pills, which are also comprised of
synthetic hormones — have been linked to cervical and breast cancers.