What are the physiological effects of progesterone?
• Maintains secretory endometrium • Protects against breast fibrocysts • Helps use fat for energy • Natural diuretic • Natural anti-depressant • Facilitates thyroid hormone action • Normalizes blood clotting • Restores libido • Normalizes blood sugar levels • Normalizes zinc & copper levels • Restores proper cell oxygen levels • Prevents endometrial cancer • Helps prevent breast cancer • Stimulates osteoblast bone building • Necessary for survival of embryo • Precursor of corticosterone production Reprinted with permission of the authors from the book, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, by John R. Lee, M.D., Warner Books, 196.
