For the majority of women this is thankfully short lived and restoring progesterone levels after birth is helpful but a surprisingly high proportion may be at risk of future depression.
You may think you are doing all the right things, but are you really making the best choices? And what role do your hormones play?
Good progesterone levels are essential for a healthy pregnancy and birth, but lacking this essential vitamin can also affect the outcome.
Heart disease is more common in menopausal women than generally realised. Protection comes from bioidentical progesterone but simply ‘greening’ your diet can make a difference too.
Many women are on the Pill for contraception and later in life to control heavy bleeding. The risks are clear but bioidentical hormones can help.
Women are a delicate balance of hormones, each profoundly influenced by the foods we eat, the thoughts we think and the environment we place ourselves in.
Progesterone is protective against breast cancer and if you are concerned about risk then supplementing and making dietary changes can help.
Endometriosis responds well to bioidentical hormones, but not everyone agrees so Dr Dach puts the record straight.
Research in France and Denmark has shown HRT could significantly increase women’s chances of having asthma attacks severe enough to put them in hospital.
Supplementing with bioidentical progesterone can help with PMS, PCOS, anovulatory cycles, irregular or heavy periods and to help with fertility and miscarriage.