Progesterone

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  Long-Lasting Effects Of Pregnancy Hormones On The Brain Uncovered By Scientists

  According to the study, pregnancy hormones such as oestrogen and progesterone are instrumental in initiating these brain changes.

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  Women's Health: 5 Foods To Boost Progesterone Production

  Nutritionist Lovneet Batra discusses the importance of correct progesterone levels and what foods that can help boost these levels.

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  Progesterone Imbalance Causes Preterm Birth, Prolonged Labour

  According to a recent study, unbalanced progesterone signals can lead to preterm labour or prolonged labour in some pregnant women.

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  World Osteoporosis Day 2020: Expert Decodes The Link Between Osteoporosis And Menopause

  World Osteoporosis Day: Menopausal women experience a decline in the estrogen and progesterone levels. This estrogen plays a key role in acting as a protector of the bone. The lack of estrogen, a natural result of menopause, is directly related to a decline in bone density.

• Ladies, Take Note Of These Hormonal Changes During Pregnancy

  Hormonal changes during pregnancy: When you are pregnant, your body goes into overdrive. The blood volume increases, the immune system alters to guard the growing foetus and hormones flood our system. Take note of the numerous hormonal changed that your body undergoes during pregnancy.

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  Balance Estrogen And Progesterone For An Easy Period: Diet Tips For Pain-Free Period

  High levels of estrogen and low levels of progesterone levels are the reason for painful periods. Read here to know how you can balance the two and have calm and pain-free periods.

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  World Population Day 2017: Injectable Contraceptives Launched In Maharashtra

  The government funded injectable contraceptive is called Modroxy Progesterone Acetate or MPA and can prevent pregnancy for up to 3 months.

• Gene variation linked to infertility in women

  Variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol has been linked to infertility in women, a study shows.According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, variation in a gene involved in regulating cholesterol in the bloodstream, which affects progesterone production in women, is linked to infertility in some women.The researchers have dev...

• Bonding with friend uplifts mood

  Feeling emotionally close to a friend boosts levels of the hormone progesterone, promoting well-being and reducing anxiety.

• Hormone treatment safe in high-risk pregnancy

  Progesterone treatment during the second and third trimesters to prevent preterm birth in high-risk pregnancy is safe for the fetus.

• Hormone therapy risky after menopause

  Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in women many years after menopause increases the risk of heart attacks and blood clots.

• Female hormone may treat brain injuries

  Treatment with progesterone safely reduces the risk of death and disability in people who suffer a traumatic brain injury.

• Contraceptive pills may prevent cancer

  Recent research shows that using oral contraceptives (OCs) may protect against ovarian cancer. OCs contain the female hormones

• Newer contraceptives lower heart risk

  Newer oral contraceptives may decrease the risk of heart attack significantly, research published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests. The study conducted researchers at the Leiden University Medical Centre shows that third generation oral contraceptives reduce the risk of a heart attack by half as compared to first and second-generati...

• HRT nasal spray an effective alternative

  A new form of Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) could help alleviate symptoms of menopause in women who have difficulties with the existing treatments. This nasal spray is the biggest breakthrough in menopause drugs since the introduction of HRT 20 years ago. After the menopause women lose their natural supply of oestrogen, resulting in distressin...