Progesterone and Estrogen While Dieting

WendyTerry420

I have been trying to research this, but the only things I'm finding don't offer anything helpful. In fact, most of them turn out to be selling progesterone pills. Is anyone aware of research on this?

Sarauk2sf

Do you mean in relation to the effect that dieting may have on our estrogen and progesterone levels?

tigersword

Are you talking about supplementation? Because that would be a bad thing, as estrogen and progesterone supplementation have been linked with major increases in cancer and disease risk.

If you're looking for just general research on how dieting affects estrogen and progesterone, that I've never really seen annything on.

WendyTerry420

Do you mean in relation to the effect that dieting may have on our estrogen and progesterone levels?

Right. I'm wondering if being in a calorie deficit for a while can raise or lower one or the other, or perhaps both.

WendyTerry420

Are you talking about supplementation? Because that would be a bad thing, as estrogen and progesterone supplementation have been linked with major increases in cancer and disease risk.

If you're looking for just general research on how dieting affects estrogen and progesterone, that I've never really seen annything on.

No, I am not taking any supplements. I am just having trouble finding anything online about these hormones, except for information on how they relate to the reproductive system. I am wondering if being in a calorie deficit for a long period of time can have an effect on them, since a calorie deficit can effect other hormones.

Chief_Rocka

Weight loss would lower estrogen:
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/11/1/102/abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22614972

This is the only thing I found on progesterone, not sure how relevant it is, but it's at least a start:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1756211/

Sarauk2sf

Weight loss would lower estrogen:
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/11/1/102/abstract
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22614972

This is the only thing I found on progesterone, not sure how relevant it is, but it's at least a start:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1756211/

Thanks Rock - I checked and realized I mis-remembered and it decreased both progesterone and estrogen.

This study shows reduced estrogen and progesterone with a combination of calorie restriction and exercise: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2922999

WendyTerry420

Thanks so guys! I will check out those links. I am no good at finding science stuff online.