Now everyone is addicted to progesterone and is assigned to almost every woman under any pretext. Recently, from one doctor, I heard that any psychosomatic symptoms are associated with a shortage of progesterone, especially with age. Is it so? What is the relationship between progesterone and psychosomatics?
On the topic of progesterone, its role in the work of the female body, its effect on various organs, including the brain, which determines the psychoemotional state too, many books were created. There are several problems and limitations in studying the effect of progesterone on the human body. First, progesterone is a precursor of steroid hormones, including female and male sex hormones, so it can bind to different receptors, not just progesterone. Secondly, the human brain has extremely many sites performing a different function, but most of them have progesterone receptors. It is almost impossible to study the effect of progesterone on all parts of the brain. Third, there are progesterone forms that are identical to natural progesterone, and a large number of synthetic forms (progestins). Since different forms of medicine are used in medicine, there is no clear data on the impact of each form, especially since these forms are used for different purposes. Numerous studies on the effect of progesterone on the psychoemotional state of a woman, her mood, and the appearance of psychosomatic reactions have shown extremely contradictory results - from good to bad. They are explained by different mechanisms of the effects of progesterone metabolism products, different dose of drugs, individual response of a woman. Thus, the connection of progesterone with psychosomatic reactions can be said, written, and at the same time there is a lot of speculation. But unequivocally, that this can not be an occasion for appointment to all women of progesterone preparations. I consider in this total use of progesterone only a commercial benefit for those who create income on this.