Effects Of Progesterone On Alzheimer’s Disease

The first study on progesterone and Alzheimer’s disease has found no clear preventive benefit for the widely prescribed hormone in an animal model. Progesterone is given with estrogen in hormone replacement therapy. Previous studies have suggested that estrogen offers women some protection against Alzheimer’s disease.The study’s authors, led by gerontologist Christian Pike of the University of Southern California, asked if the same could be true of progesterone. [click link for full article]

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