Menopause Series | Dr Elaine McQuade on Perimenopause
The Emma Guns Show
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The Effects of Progesterone on PMT Symptoms
The menopause is when the hormones stop completely and that's when people call the change or where you drop off the cliff edge. People talk about coming through the menopause, which is a bit of a myth really because you don't actually come through anything. progesterone basically is there to maintain the lining of the womb in pregnancy and obviously drops prior to your period whenever you don't conceive so that your body then has a bleed as part of the cycle. It's got a multitude of effects that aren't just related to the menstrual cycle but it's your sort of hormone that's most associated with PMT symptoms.
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