Webinar Replay: Defending All Forms of Bioidentical Progesterone
This webinar features guest experts Dr. Phyllis Bronson and Carol Peterson, who emphasize the importance of progesterone and address misinformation on the topic.
We discuss the distinctions between real progesterone and synthetic progestins, the different forms of progesterone administration, and the significance of progesterone levels compared to estrogen levels. The conversation covers the safety and benefits of bioidentical progesterone, its role in women's health, and its impact on men's health. The importance of personalized dosing, the challenges in determining progesterone dosages, and the effect of progesterone on various health issues are also highlighted.
About Phyllis Bronson, PhD
Phyllis Bronson, Ph.D. holds a doctorate in biochemistry. Her ongoing research involves studying the biological impact of molecules on mood and emotion. Dr. Bronson works with women who have hormone-based mood disorders, utilizing her original research on human identical hormones. She lives in Aspen, Colorado, and is President of Biochemical Consulting and The Biochemical Research Foundation. Dr. Bronson is the author of Moods, Emotions, and Aging: Hormones and the Mind-Body Connection, and has authored many articles which can be found here.
About Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP
Carol Petersen is an accomplished compounding pharmacist with decades of experience helping patients improve their quality of life through bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy and is a Certified Nutritional Practitioner. Her passion for optimizing health and commitment to compounding is evident in her involvement with organizations including the International College of Integrated Medicine and the American College of Apothecaries, the Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), American Pharmacists Association and the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding.
She was also the founder and first chair for the Compounding Special Interest Group with the American Pharmacists Association. She chairs the Integrated Medicine Consortium, an umbrella group for complementary medicine organizations. She cohosts a radio program “Take Charge of your Health” in the greater New York area. She is on the Medical Advisory Boards for the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR.ca) and the Institute for Bioidentical Medicine (IOBIM.org). She also writes and edits for A4M’s website www.worldhealth.net and is a co-producer of “Immortality Now” podcasts. She offers personal consultations at www.thewellnessbydesignproject.com.
Video Time Stamps
00:00 Introduction and Greetings
3:38 Dr. Phyllis Bronson’s background and key issues
7:21 Myths and Misconceptions about Progesterone
10:05 Discussion about the size of th progesterone molecule and debunking the myth that progesterone does not penetrate the skin
14:00 The importance of optimal dosing (most women are under-dosed)
18:50 Carol Peterson’s Background and Key Issues, including PMS/PMDD
21:40 Progesterone levels through the menstrual cycle
25:15 Understanding progesterone-induced bleeding
31:06 Challenges with low doses of progesterone
34:12 Balancing estrogen and progesterone
37:27 Discussion on progestins (which are not the same as progesterone)
41:06 The Role of Progesterone and the GABA Receptor
44:07 Progesterone Use in Men
48:26 Anti-aging benefits of progesterone and testosterone
52:00 The importance of a symptom-based hormone evaluation
55:43 The Biochemistry of Progesterone
58:54 The Disadvantages of estrogen-only treatment after hysterectomy
1:00:53 The effects of stress on progesterone usage
1:03:18 Administration and Dosage of Progesterone
1:09:41 Why serum levels won’t rise to reflect actual levels of progesterone in women using progesterone HRT
1:11:54 Progesterone forms and dosing
1:19:39 Impact of Progesterone on GI issues
1:21:12 Progesterone and acne
1:23:13 Use of progesterone with a Mirena IUD or other progestin-containing IUD
1:25:19 The Impact of progestins on mood
1:32:23 Closing comments