A woman's cycle is like a musical symphony with an ebb and flow of hormones through her monthly cycles and overall life. The relationship between estrogen and progesterone influences a woman's mood, sleep patterns and even her ability to concieve and carry a baby to term. 

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Progesterone's main role in fertility is to thicken the walls of the uterus to hold the fertilized egg. Progesterone is also very much the 'mood' hormone so low progesterone levels result in significant PMS symptoms in the fertile years and many of the negative symptoms of peri-menopause and menopause in the latter years. 

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If you tend to higher levels of estrogen (please take the Estrogen Dominant questionnaire here), your 'normal' range of progesterone in bloodwork tests may still result in symptoms of progesterone deficiency. Progesterone needs to supercecde estrogen levels in the latter part of the cycle, so high estrogen may block progesterone effects and create hormonal imbalances. 

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We need to support the body by reducing estrogen while simultaneously increasing our progesterone levels. Myo-Inositol is a fantastic supplement to balance progesterone and estrogen levels which is suitable for women in their fertile years as well as those with menopause symptoms. Vitamin C, zinc, magnesium and vitamin B complex supplementation will support progesterone balance too..

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Bioidentical progesterone cream is available through certain medical professionals.