COURSE VIII: Hypothalamic Pituitary Gonadal Axis – Progesterone and Androgens

This lesson starts by exploring the unsung hero of hormonal health – progesterone – first clarifying the great confusion of nomenclature of its synthetic lookalikes, then learning about its balancing actions and what causes its depletion. Focus is then turned to the androgens, their role in maintaining anabolic balance and factors that cause their dysregulation. Finally, the attention is given to prolactin and oxytocin and the ramifications of their connection which extends well beyond their important role in childbirth and breastfeeding.