Progesterone

Progesterone Intolerance: Symptoms, Causes and What You Can Do

Progesterone intolerance is an increasingly recognised reason why some women feel worse rather than better during the second half of their menstrual cycle, when starting contraception, or when using hormone replacement therapy (HRT). If progesterone is meant to be the “calming” hormone, why does it sometimes cause anxiety, low mood, rage, bloating, or a sense […]

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Your Questions Answered! Do contraceptives cause brain tumours?

Recently there has been some press coverage given to a paper published in the BMJ about the use of progestogens and the risk of intracranial meningioma requiring surgery. It highlighted the increased risk with the contraceptive injection, and a low risk with hormonal coils. While new research is important, I feel we have to be

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