I was introduced to Pro Cycle Balance Natural Progesterone Cream a year ago. Delivering 1000 mg of micronized natural progesterone per 1/4 teaspoon it helps to balance the endocrine system.

Natural progesterone is the main hormone that acts to balance the endocrine system. If there’s a deficiency in any other hormone it may be because progesterone is also deficient. By boosting the progesterone with a natural progesterone cream you help to balance the progesterone in the body and thus help to balance the entire endocrine system.

The progesterone contained in Pro Cycle Balance exactly resembles the progesterone our bodies manufacturer. Because of this it works very well and is absorbed through the skin.

The formula is cold-pressed and cream based that absorbed very fast into the skin, leaving no greasy residue.

Ingredient List: Active ingredient: 1000 mg Micronized Natural Progesterone

Inert ingredients: Purified Water, Lanol (vegetable ester), Aloe Vera, Sepigel is (C 13-14, Isoparaffin, Laureth-7) Essential Omega oils, Potassium Sorbate, Sorbic Acid Cycle Balance Progesterone Cream is as gentle as washing your face but with a better absorption of Micronized Natural Progesterone and the perfect amount every time. Ingredient List: Active ingredient: 1000 mg Micronized Natural Progesterone

These are my success hints and tips on how to improve fertility:

• Vitamin B6 – every day!

• Progesterone Cream – from ovulation to either menstruation or all through pregnancy.

• Water and Tea – every day.

• Other Supplements – prenatal vitamins, etc.

[WIDGET1]There are several other supplements that help aid in enhancing fertility. Of these are vitex which helps to regulate the hormones estrogen and progesterone, evening primrose oil which helps to increase the fertile quality cervical fluid, guaifenesin which helps to produce more cervical fluid.

Conception occurs within twenty-four hours of ovulation. Normally you will not know you are pregnant until your menstrual cycle is late. The average time to take a home pregnancy test is approximately two weeks after  ovulation or conception occurs. So realistically you are pregnant for two weeks before you confirm it. Is there any way of knowing if pregnancy has occurred during the two weeks – before the menstrual cycle is missed? Yes and no.

Some women will experience symptoms right from the very beginning while others will not experience any even after the confirmation from a pregnancy test.

Every woman is different in how her body will react to pregnancy. In fact, every pregnancy is different. In two of my three pregnancies I had early pregnancy symptoms. In one pregnancy I had no symptoms almost the entire time except, of course, for weight gain and quickening.

Below are the definition of conception terms.

Basal body temperature – the temperature the body is at rest.[WIDGET1]  Basal Thermometers are sold separately or included in Fertility Kits can be found in our store.

Cervical fluid – fluid produced at the cervix. This fluid is essential for conception to occur.  (Test how well yours “works” with The Fertility Tracker or OvaCue fertility monitors.)

Cervical position – the position of the cervix. During the infertile times the cervix is low and firm. During the peak of fertile times it is high and soft and very wet.

Cervix – The opening to the uterus through which semen and fluid begin the journey from the vagina to the egg.

Conception – The act of intercourse that ends in the union of the sperm to the egg – thus creating a fertilized egg.

Corpus Luteum – the cyst that forms when the egg is released from the ovary.  This serves to release progesterone until either the fertilized egg prompts it to stay alive or till it simply dies, thus bringing on the menstrual bleeding.

Egg – The cell from the female in which becomes fertilized by a sperm.

Estrogen – The hormone produced before ovulation – is responsible for fertile quality cervical mucus.  (Consider having hormones tested with a saliva based hormone kit.)

Fallopian Tubes – These connect the ovaries to the uterus and serve as the vehicle in which the egg travels from the ovary to the uterus.

FSH – The hormone responsible for the maturation of the eggs.  (Consider having hormones tested with a saliva based hormone kit.)

HCG – the hormone produced when conception has occurred.

Hormones – Substances produces by glands in the body to prompt the body to do certain things. (Consider having hormones tested with a saliva based hormone kit.)

Implantation – The act of the fertilized egg implanting into the uterine wall at  about five to twelve days past ovulation.

LH – The hormone responsible for prompting the ovary to release the mature egg.

Luteal Phase – The time from ovulation to the day before menstruation.Luteal Phase Defect – A luteal phase less than ten days.

Menstruation – The beginning of a new cycle. The time in which the uterus sheds the lining, “bleeding.”

Mid-cycle Spotting – spotting of blood during ovulation.

Ovulation –When the ovaries release a mature egg into the fallopian tube.

Progesterone – The hormone produced after ovulation has taken place. This hormone is responsible for the thickening of the uterine lining and helps to maintain pregnancy.  Type in Progesterone into our search box and find many progesterone articles. (Consider having hormones tested with a saliva based hormone kit.)

Sperm– The cells from the male in which fertilizes the egg.

Thermal Shift – the upward shift in basal body temperature the day after ovulation occurs.

Uterus – The organ in which a fertilized egg implants – and in which houses the pregnancy (growing fetus).

Vagina – Also known as the birth canal. The place in which the penis deposits the sperm in order for pregnancy to occur.

I used Happy PMS Natural Progesterone Cream for years. I consider it one of the best creams on the market and it really did work for me.

This cream has a 100% natural ingredient formula and delivers 1200 mg of progesterone per 1/4 teaspoon dosage.

Ingredients: Purified Water, Stearal Konium Chloride, d-alpha Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Natural Glycerin, Avocado Oil, Natural Progesterone, Aloe Vera Oil, Rosemary Extract, Vitamin A Palmitate, Carrot Oil, Lemon Grass Oil.

Happy PMS Progesterone Cream  1 pump = $18.95 1 jar = $18.95 3 pumps = $53.85 ($17.95 ea) 3 jars = $53.85 ($17.95 ea) 6 pumps = $95.70 ($15.95 ea) 6 jars = $95.70 ($15.95 ea) 12 pumps = $150.00 ($12.50 ea) 12 jars = $150.00 ($12.50 ea)

For fertility use:

Establish that ovulation has happened. 2 days after you see a rise in basal body temperatures start using the cream. 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon twice a day – rubbed into thin skin areas such as inner arms, neck, chest, belly, lower back and inner thighs. Change locations at least every 3 days. I change locations daily.

I used this cream back in 2001 when I had a luteal phase defect. My luteal phase was only 7 days. I became pregnant with my 4th baby the month I started on the cream. My 3rd baby was only 14 months old at the time and I had gone into preterm labor with her at 30 weeks. Fearing this again, I started using the cream 3 times a day.

I carried my 4th baby to a full 40 weeks with absolutely no problems.

Once she was born I had been off the cream for 2 weeks. By the time she was 2 weeks old I started having post partum depression. I got back on the Happy PMS Cream – and within a few days felt like my old self. The depression disappeared. While I was breastfeeding my baby – I used the cream for 3 weeks on 1 week off, twice a day until my menstrual cycle returned.

This is one of the best brands on the market.

Getting pregnant after the pill isn’t as easy as you may hope.  The reason is because chemical birth control pills contain artificial hormones.  These hormones prevent the endocrine system from reacting as it normally would and as a result the reproductive hormones will become unbalanced.

It can take several months to over a year for the body to right itself after stopping the pill. Think of the hormones as a fine tuned instruments in a symphony. Each one no matter how delicate or strong has a role to play to make the body hum along – or function – properly. When in balance – all systems work beautifully. When unbalanced it’s as if the instruments were replaced with trash can lids and kazoos.

The key to helping the body to achieve pregnancy is to first balance the reproductive hormones. You can do this through natural means and if there are no other infertility issues, they work very well.

First step is to learn to chart your fertility signs, so you can see where the hormone issues are. Study the Charting Basic articles to learn more about this. Charting will help you to see when your hormone issues are correct as well.

Second step is to cleanse your body of the chemical birth control pills. Look into taking a natural liver and colon cleanse. Drink plenty of water.  You can read about cleansing for TTC at InfertilityWorkshop.com

Use the cream from either day 7 through day 28 of your cycle for 1 to 3 months. Another thing that really helps, get a good natural progesterone cream. I highly recommend  Cycle ProBalance Natural Progesterone Cream.  Read the natural progesterone cream cleansing for TTC article.

This helps to balance the endocrine system faster. You won’t ovulate during this, but when you stop the cream, you may have a very strong ovulation.  If you don’t know when the first day of your last cycle was – just go ahead and use the cream for 3 weeks.

Once you stop the cream – and ovulate, start back on the cream and use during the luteal phase (and through pregnancy too!). It helps to lengthen the luteal phase and helps to prevent early miscarriages that are causes from hormonal deficiencies.

Hormones and the Roles They Play in the Female Menstrual Cycle

The female reproductive cycle is completely run by hormones.[WIDGET1] Without the hormones, conception would not occur. It’s no wonder that if any of the key hormones are out of whack then infertility is the result. Maintaining a  balance of this fine tuned system of glands and hormone excretions is paramount in the act of conception.

Estrogen

Estrogen is the hormone responsible for the low basal body temperatures in the first half of the cycle. Estrogen prompts the cervix to produce the fertile quality cervical fluid. It controls the entire menstrual cycle.

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

FSH is produced by the pituitary gland in the first half of the reproductive cycle.  FSH is the hormone responsible for prompting the ovaries to produce mature ova or eggs  and the production of estrogen.

Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH)

GnRH is produced by the hypothalamus in the brain. It stimulates the pituitary gland in the production of FSH and lutenizing hormone (LH). This helps in the lead to follicle development and ovulation.

Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)

hCG is produced when the fertilized egg implants into the uterine wall. The production of hCG helps to maintain the corpus luteum thus keeping up the hormone production of estrogen and progesterone until the placenta takes over.

Luteinizing Hormone (LH)

LH is produced by the pituitary gland. It is released in one surge prior to ovulation, which in fact prompts ovulation to occur.

Progesterone

Progesterone is produced by the corpus luteum after ovulation has occurred.  Progesterone is responsible for the higher basal body temperatures. It helps to build and maintain the uterine lining for the fertilized egg and helps to keep the lining should pregnancy occur. Progesterone is also responsible for the drying up of the cervical fluid and for the change in cervical position during the second half of the reproductive cycle.

Prolactin

Prolactin is produced when breastfeeding by the pituitary gland. Prolactin stimulates the production of milk and hinders ovulation. Sometimes the pituitary gland produces prolactin when breastfeeding isn’t occurring. This is known as an imbalance in hormones and the result is infertility.

All these hormones work together – being released at key moments throughout the cycle in order to bring about ovulation – the release of the egg from the ovary – and in helping to prepare the body for possible pregnancy. Any imbalance in one or all of these hormones causes infertility. Most of the time these imbalances can be corrected with over-the-counter remedies or with prescription medications.

The testing for hormone levels are simple – blood tests drawn from a vein in the arm at certain points during the cycle month or measured from a saliva sample.