Progesterone is a hormone produced after ovulation and dominates the second half of your menstrual cycle. It balances the effects of oestrogen, supports the body during pregnancy and is known as the relaxing hormone.
But how can progesterone impact your mental health in the run up to periods, after childbirth and during the perimenopause and menopause?
Joining Dr Louise this week is Newson Health GP and Menopause Specialist Dr Hannah Ward, whose interest in the menopause and HRT was ignited following her own hormonal struggles after the birth of her children.
Here, Dr Hannah shares her personal experiences of progesterone treatment, and takes us through the key differences between body identical progesterone and synthetic progestogens.
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238 - New Year, new mindset – why movement matters more than exercise
237 - The juggling act: how to navigate menopause and midlife
236 - Menopause in overlooked communities
235 - Menopause and brain health: what’s the link?
234 - Breast cancer treatment and HRT
233 - Gaslighting of genitourinary symptoms of the menopause
232 - Gabby Logan: the power of exercising in midlife
231 - Getting to the truth around HRT and breast cancer with Dr Avrum Bluming
230 - Confronting my menopause fears
229 - Testosterone: beyond libido
228 - Exercise ‘snacks’ and menopause with Lavina Mehta MBE
227 - Children and the menopause: the importance of talking
226 - From PMS to menopause: why we need to talk about hormones
225 - Cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and HRT
224 Confidence in the Menopause: introducing our revamped course
223 - OCD, depression and the menopause
222 - Empowering women unheard during menopause
221 - Emma Kennedy: the menopause, the speculum and me
220 - Hormones, HRT and advocating for yourself
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