Menstruation cycle

Progesterone is an integral part of the menstruation cycle. Progesterone and irregular menstrual flow are linked by the action of the stress hormones. Stress of any kind can upset the cycle and induce an irregular menstrual flow. These stresses may be either "good" such as Christmas, birthdays, a wedding etc or "bad" as in a death, loss of a job, an exam or an accident.

Hormone imbalances induced by environmental poisons, especially the so-called 'xeno-estrogens', are invariably implicated in the disruption of the cycle.

The hormone progesterone is the precursor to our stress hormones and is, therefor, consumed in times of stress leaving little over to keep the cycle regular. Irregular menstrual flows also occur during the years before menopause when they are caused by anovulation. Similarly, during the pubertal years irregular cycles occur as ovulation can take 2 years to begin.

Irregular menstrual flow can corrected by supplemental progesterone which is known to help regulate the cycle. It can be used from ovulation to menstruation. Sometimes starting progesterone therapy can upset the cycle by reducing the days between menstruations. This is no cause for concern. When the period starts...

• stop the progesterone
• wait until ovulation or 14 days before the next period
• then start the progesterone again

It has been known to take 3 months or more for the condition to correct itself.

To find out more about progesterone therapy in general and how it benefits health issues other than the menstruation cycle, please click here.