Women on estradiol do better with verbal memory than women on Premarin

Women on estradiol do better with verbal memory than women on Premarin

In this small but interesting study out of Stanford University, of 68 healthy postmenopausal women at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease, it was found that those using estradiol, an FDA-approved bioidentical estrogen, did significantly better on verbal memory tests than women using Conjugated Equine Estrogens (CEE), otherwise known as Premarin or pregnant horse urine extract. […]

Progesterone inhibits tumor growth – new study

Progesterone inhibits tumor growth – new study

A new study from Emory University published in the journal Molecular Medicine shows that high doses of progesterone inhibited the growth of neuroblastoma tumors in mice without killing healthy cells. Neuroblastoma is a cancer that develops from nerve tissue, and is the most common cancer in small children. The Emory researchers are investigating whether progesterone […]

Progesterone increases growth hormone while improving sleep

Progesterone increases growth hormone while improving sleep

An interesting little study from Belgium gives us more insight into the ways in which progesterone helps us sleep. It shows that women who took a 300 mg progesterone pill before bed got to sleep faster, stayed asleep better, had increased growth hormone and more stable thyroid levels. This result is in contrast to other […]

5 Ways Men can Reduce Estrogen Levels

5 Ways Men can Reduce Estrogen Levels

The FDA announced a label revision for the 5-alpha reductase inhibitor (ARI) prostate and hair loss drugs, including finasteride (Proscar) and dusteride (Propecia). The revision follows the results of two large studies that looked at using these drugs for preventing prostate cancer. Both studies found that while the ARIs lowered the risk of low grade […]

Progesterone Gel Reduces Rate of Preterm Birth in at Risk Women

Progesterone Gel Reduces Rate of Preterm Birth in at Risk Women

  Why use pricey progesterone injections when you can use progesterone gel? Pregnant women who can’t afford to spend $25,000 on progesterone injections to prevent preterm birth now have a good study done by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Columbia Laboratories showing that using progesterone gel reduced preterm birth in at risk women […]