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Progesterone to help balance hormones

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Progesterone is a hormone naturally produced in the female body from both the ovaries and adrenal glands. As women age, hormone levels tend to decrease, progesterone is one of those hormones. When women reach menopause and are post menopause they need to supplement with progesterone to help prevent those nasty hot flashes and restore the […]

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Information on the Ovulation Process

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Ovulation is the process of discharging a mature ovum (egg) from an ovary after a Graafian follicle - representing the final stage of follicular development before ovulation - has been formed.
In humans, ovulation happens approximately 14 days before the start of the next menstrual cycle. However, normal ovulation can occur as early as around day […]

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