Is low progesterone levels ruining your love life and making your feel older than your years?
If hot flashes, night sweats, headaches, fatigue, depression, moodiness and vaginal dryness aren't enough, the loss of progesterone during menopause can have you saying no more than you or your partner would like.
While your doctor may be quick to recommend antidepressants, balancing your hormones makes more sense and is far better for your overall health and well-being.
Why Progesterone
As women, we have a love/hate relationship with the hormone that is involved in our menstrual cycle and pregnancy.
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Manufactured progesterone is found in birth control pills and HRT (hormone replacement therapy). It's used to promote fertility, regulate abnormal menstrual periods and tame the flames of PMS.
Progesterone is the hormone that makes us
women and, when out of balance, can make us
crazy and cranky women.
Progesterone sends a message to the
brain to calm down.
Often referred to as the sex hormone, progesterone has several other anti-aging benefits:
- Lowering blood pressure
- Protecting your cardiovascular health
- Alleviating depression
- Reducing the risk of fibrocystic breasts
- Decreasing not just the appearance but the actual amount of wrinkles on the skin.
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But back to your sex life or lack thereof.
Progesterone also sends a message to your libido to reconnect to your sexuality.
Think you shouldn't care about your sex life? Think again.
Sex isn't just pleasurable and good for your relationship, it's great for your health and a powerful anti-aging tool to have in your arsenal.
- The hormone oxytocin, known as the love hormone and credited with giving us the ability to have healthy relationships with others is secreted during sexual activity. Oxytocin deceases stress and anti-social behavior making you a more loving person.
- Along with oxytocin, you get a rush of the hormone DHEA during an orgasm. DHEA supports your immune system, improves brain functioning, your mood and the texture of your skin. It's produced by the adrenal glands and is depleted by stress and aging.
- These feel good hormones naturally relieve aches and pain and increase your ability to obtain quality sleep, which is often a serious problem after menopause. Poor quality sleep ages you fast and makes you look even older by preventing the natural rejuvenation process.
- Finally, sex is good for your self esteem by making you more aware of your body and inspiring you to keep it in better shape.
If It Isn't Progesterone
Progesterone is good but not the clause of all our woes. Thyroid problems, stress, and cortisol imbalances can also effect libido. Check with your doctor if adding a little progesterone rich Wild Yam doesn't get the sparks flying again.
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