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The Science of Sex-Specific Nutrition and Biohacking with Stacy Sims

The Joe Cohen Show

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Progesterone and Ovulation

So estrogen goes up in ovulation, and it sensitizes the serotonin receptors. Then the estrogen drops down after ovulation. And at the same time, there's going to be a higher inflammatory response in order to build the endometrium tissue. So then we start to have the progesterone effects on the neurotransmitters as well. The mood becomes really the contention points around five-ish days before the next period starts.

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