Protective properties of Progesterone

Dr. Katharina Dalton is one of the many scientists and doctors who have discovered that progesterone in the natural form protects the fetus from miscarriage.

Her studies many, many years ago lead her to conclude that preeclampsia (also called toxemia, characterized by high blood pressure, swelling ? particularly of the hands and face ? and protein in the urine) could show up in the middle months, and that when given progesterone, the results were excellent and statistically significant.

After conception progesterone prevents miscarriages resulting from excess estrogen

It is interesting to note the consistency of the research, as in Dr. Peat’s study, indication that “pregnancy toxemia and tendency to miscarry or deliver prematurely are often corrected by progesterone.” Dr. Peat goes on to say, “My dissertation research, which established that an estrogen excess kills the embryo by suffocation, and that progesterone protects the embryo by promoting the delivery of both oxygen and glucose, didn’t strike a responsive chord in the journals which are heavily influenced by funds from the drug industry.”

It is a fact that if a pregnant woman produces too much estrogen, her embryo can be suffocated (hypoxia). Dr. Lita Lee cautions that during the ninth week of pregnancy, a woman can lose her baby if she is a “high estrogen producer and/or [is] consuming commercial meat, poultry and dairy products containing synthetic estrogen (DES).”

However, she goes on to say that natural progesterone “has been known to protect against the toxic effects of excess estrogen, including abortion.” Make certain, if hormones are prescribed during pregnancy, that they are not the synthetic progestins or estrogens but the natural micronized bio-identical products. We now know that artificial hormones can be dangerous to the foetus during pregnancy.