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Progesterone

Progesterone, progestagens, progestins and other endogenous or synthetic pregnane hormones.

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Hormones, Birth Control, and Insulin Resistance

by Brandy Searcy
December 30, 2025
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Little known fact. Your reproductive hormones influence how your body responds to insulin. The artificial hormones in hormonal birth control also play

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High Blood Pressure in Women: Could Progesterone be to Blame?

by Chandler Marrs, PhD
July 2, 2025
95.6K views

High blood pressure develops for a number of reasons, with poor diet, lack of exercise, and medication key contributors to chronic hypertension.

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Progesterone for Peripheral Neuropathy

by Chandler Marrs, PhD
September 1, 2022
85.2K views

Some 20 years ago, during my very first neuro class taught by an accomplished neurologist from a prominent research university, I had

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Solving the Medically Unsolvable: Gene, Nutrient, and Diet Interactions With Dysautonomia

by Tanya Dawson
May 14, 2018
16.3K views

Years of Pain, Fatigue, and Weird SymptomsI have had chronic fatigue syndrome, excessive Non-REM (NREM) dreaming, mood issues and muscle pain 24/7

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Intracranial Hypertension and Mirena IUD

by Philippa Bridge-Cook, PhD
August 25, 2016
38.6K views

Intracranial hypertension (IH) is a serious and potentially disabling neurological condition. This condition is also sometimes called by its older names, benign

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The Pill and Weight Gain

Weight Gain and Hormonal Contraceptives

by Kerry Gretchen
June 8, 2016
7.7K views

Once upon a time, a 26-year-old woman went to her doctor and asked to be put on the new birth control pill

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Kelsey Chin

The Road to Baby: Fertility and Endometriosis Treatment

by Kelsey Chin
August 6, 2013
6.6K views

Waning FertilityI have always wanted to be a mother. Growing up around my grandmother’s day care, I relished taking on nurturing roles

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Progesterone in Poetry – Can it be done?

by Lisa Graham
June 7, 2013
4K views

I got some progesterone in my eye And now my vision is slow My acuity is hungry and yet Not sure what

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