Natural progesterone has in fact been prescribed since the 1930s and a growing number of doctors are now recommending it.
The major pharmaceutical companies market HRT treatments that contain artificial hormones that they can patent and are profitable. The resources of these companies has enabled them to position them as the standard prescription for menopause symptoms and other conditions of hormonal imbalance despite increasing reports of their side effects.
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