Progesterone! Do you have enough of it to get pregnant? It is such an important hormone for your fertility and yet so many of us, particularly because of Endometriosis and things like PCOS, have low progesterone. This week I shed some light on progesterone so that you can understand more about it and importantly what you can do to help improve your progesterone levels and not just resort to a plaster of taking synthetic hormones.
I cover a lot, much more than I original planned:
- What progesterone is and why it is important
- What a normal healthy cycle is and how progesterone plays a role
- The role of the corpus luteum
- Symptoms of low progesterone
- Why women with Endometriosis and PCOS have low progesterone
- Progesterone receptors and resistance
- Root causes of low progesterone
- How to increase your progesterone through changes to nutrition, lifestyle and herbs and supplement recommendations
It is jam-packed with recommendations for you to look into further, some of it you may know and some you may not! Enjoy listening as always!
Relevant podcast episodes
Mentioned links / references:
- Fifth Vital Sign by Lisa Hendrickson-Jack – I said it was by Lara Briden and it is not – the foreward is by Lara Briden!
- Outsmart Endometriosis by Dr Jessica Drummond
- Progesterone resistance in endometriosis: origins, consequences and interventions
Relevant blog articles:
Further Endo Fertility resources:
- Free Seed Cycling Guide (for November ONLY!) – available when you email info@endofertilityspecialist.com
- Join my Endo Fertility community! Find us in the Thrive and Conceive with Endometriosis Facebook Group.
- Follow me on Instagram and Facebook
- Music Credit: Intro/Outro music Optimistic Future
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- 5 Things I Learnt to Drop My Pain & Optimise My Fertility,
- Your Guide to Super Sperm
- 88 Ways I Dropped My Pain and Got Pregnant.
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