Conclusion: MHT improves flow-mediated arterial dilation (FMD) but fails to lower the risk of all-cause death and cardiovascular events, and increases the risk of stroke and venous thrombosis in postmenopausal women. Early acceptance of MHT not only reduces the risk of all-cause death and cardiovascular events but also further improves FMD, although the risk of stroke and venous thrombosis is not reduced. There is no difference in the outcome of cardiovascular system endpoints between mono-estrogen therapy and combination therapy of estrogen and progesterone.
PubMed 38263123 ↗Progesterone
People mainly take Progesterone for sleep. Based on 15 first-hand reports and 1,020 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #319 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 87% are positive.
What Progesterone does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
2 more with fewer than 3 reports
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Conclusion: Future research should be directed towards: (i) systematic investigations of the mechanisms involved in reproductive aging beyond de novo chromosomal abnormalities, and how lifestyle and nutrition may accelerate or exacerbate their consequences; (ii) improved evaluation of the uterine and blastocyst-endometrial dialogue, both of which represent black boxes themselves; (iii) standardization/automation of embryo assessment and IVF protocols; (iv) additional invasive or preferably non-invasive tools for embryo selection. Only by filling these gaps we may finally crack the riddle behind 'the black
PubMed 37192834 ↗Conclusion: Energy intake was found to be greater in the LP compared with the FP, providing insight into the effect of the menstrual cycle on energy intake. However, there were repeated methodological inconsistencies and future work should strive to utilize best practices for both energy intake measurement and menstrual phase specification.
PubMed 39008822 ↗Conclusion: NAC had a major effect on progesterone, endometrial thickness, and LH levels in women with PCOS. Therefore, it may be a potential treatment option.
PubMed 39861414 ↗Dosage people report
As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.
Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.
“a bio-identical progesterone from mine”
“Progesterone can help combat high cortisol, high estrogen and is protective for bones and anabolic so it will decrease any bone/muscle/tissue loss”
“for the ladies out there, progesterone works as a wonderful sleep aid.”
“if you're a female between the ages of 37 and 60.....progesterone!!”
“200mg progesterone (I am a 52 yr old woman in perimenopause, so this isn't for men) I now sleep amazingly well”
Other options for sleep
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