O que a progesterona faz no nosso corpo e porque você deve prestar atenção?
Dicas para falar com o seu médico e entender o que você pode fazer ou tomar.
A progesterona tem muitos efeitos benéficos que vamos aprender hoje, principalmente afinando o revestimento uterino, o que neutraliza o espessamento do estrogênio no revestimento uterino e pode ajudar a prevenir menstruações.
Outro efeito benéfico da progesterona é que ela acalma o cérebro e pode, portanto, reduzir a ansiedade e promover o sono. A progesterona também reduz a inflamação, normaliza a função imunológica, constrói ossos, protege o coração, aumenta a taxa metabólica e pode ajudar a prevenir o câncer de mama.
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Progesterone receptor modulates ERα action in breast cancer
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