Progesterone Levels

Q: Hello,

I'm looking for herbs that are rich in progesterone.

I would prefer using a herbal tea or herbal tinctures to supply extra progesteron as an alternative to progesteron treatment including natural progesteron creams. Are there better alternatives available? I'm certainly low in progesteron.

Look forward to hearing from you.

A: If you are lacking in necessary progesterone production, my approach would be to encourage you to nourish yourself so that you are able to produce this better your self. Perhaps this too is your thinking since you are wanting an alternative to progesterone treatment. There is one herb most well known for this: Vitex, also known as Chaste Tree. The berries, fresh or dried, are made into a tincture, of which a dropperful is take 3-4 times a day, for months, sometimes years. This herb nourishes the endocrine system, responsible for progesterone production. In New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way, Susun also writes that Wild Yam (Dioscorea) can promote progesterone: tincture of fresh dried roots, 30 drops daily; or infusion or tea of dried root, 1-3 cups daily.

As women head in to menopause their hormone levels change (as they do throughout one's monthly cycle). Estradiol production ceases, and progesterone production drops. I would wonder when you write that you do not produce enough progesterone, what this is in comparison with. People are unique from each other, as they are unique from themselves at different times of their lives. Progesterone decreases are a natural part of a woman's life, which is why the above two herbs are not recommended once a woman has reached the heart of menopause. :)

Blessings,
Karen Joy
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Comments

[KarenJoy]

Hi Sharon! There is nothing to re-balance. "Balance" and life are ever evlolving... there is no one state of being to get back to. You are a woman and evolving. You can nourish yourself in ways that often make the transition through your change more smooth. In the process it has allowed some women to possibly extend their chances of conception... I suggest you read this article on Cessation of Menses: http://www.menopause-metamorphosis.com/An_Excerpt-104-cessation_menses.htm I know you have not stopped, but believe the ideas in the article do apply. I am not very reliant on those hormone tests as again they only measure that which can be measured and in only one moment of time.

I wish you all the very best in manifesting all you feel wishes to be conceived!!

lov and blessings,
Karen Joy

[SHARON]

I was hoping to ask a question- i am 46, have a 4 year old boy that was conceived naturally, and I beleive I have another child waiting to be conceived and born in me. i believe that what i see and feel can be manifested. However, my periods are now irregular, and recent blood tests show high fsh and lh. would hormone tests reveal that there are ways for me to rebalance my adrenal functions, if that is the case?