Estrogen dominance and environmental toxins
One of the functions of progesterone is to balance the estrogen in the body. If your system is being bombarded by excessive environmental estrogenic mimics, supplementing with progesterone can help alleviate the adverse symptoms associated with excess estrogen.
Be it from oestrogen mimics, normally called endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC's), endogenous oestrogen or phytoestrogens from plants, the usually recommended 20 -40mg dose is not sufficient for this purpose initially as it only serves to stimulate estrogen.
Micronized progesterone regulation of the endometrial glandular cycling pool
Researchers are linking the rise in hormone related diseases to environmental toxins such as synthetic chemicals, especially pesticides which mimic the female hormone oestrogen. In particular these include DDT, dioxin and PCB's (polychlorinated biphenyls).
Implication of environmental estrogens on breast cancer treatment and progression
Endocrine disruptors: from Wingspread to environmental developmental biology
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
State of the science of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Over 100 chemicals have now been identified as hormone disrupters, at least half of which resist the natural processes of decay, some
persisting for decades, some for centuries.
Approximately 2 billion tons of pesticides and countless billions of tonnes of industrial chemicals are used annually the world over.
Visit the EWG database to check the ingredients of your personal care and household products.