Progestogen
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Oct 15, 2026
Taz BhatiaGUEST
It's a little bit more bio-identical to what we produce.
Taz BhatiaGUEST
I haven't seen the big side effect profile that, you know, we see with some of the other versions of progesterone, especially the older versions like a Progestin, which caused a lot of issues for women.
Taz BhatiaGUEST
But here's the thing.
Taz BhatiaGUEST
So when it comes to balancing hormones or trying to manage these hormone shifts, hormones, again, are the first answer on everybody's mind.
Tami RowenGUEST
So m- progesterone is one molecule that targets a progesterone receptor.
Tami RowenGUEST
Progestins are medications that act like progesterone in specific tissue.
Tami RowenGUEST
I...
Tami RowenGUEST
Specifically really the uterus and also the pituitary, the, um, the part of the brain that tells an ovary to release an egg.
Rhonda JolliffeGUEST
And then as far as that's estrogen, and then as far as progesterone, we know that our body's bioidentical body is micronized progesterone.
Rhonda JolliffeGUEST
And so we use micronized progesterone as our natural substance instead of progestin.
Rhonda JolliffeGUEST
Progestin, by the way, the 2002 study that came out, it did prove that it was more progestins that were the problem.
Rhonda JolliffeGUEST
And so these are synthetic progesterone.
Rhonda JolliffeGUEST
And they're not chemically near what our body is and do cause a lot of problems.
Jolene BrightenHOST
And this is why sometimes women can't use progesterone.
Jolene BrightenHOST
They have to use progestin.
Jolene BrightenHOST
Progestin grabs onto those receptors so much more tightly.
Jolene BrightenHOST
There was an interesting study on endometrial cancer.
Jolene BrightenHOST
Endometrial cancer does something similar to endometriosis in terms of its resistance to progesterone.