Progesterone is a hormone that, although much higher in women, is found in men. Progesterone declines with age. It has been connected to sleep, testosterone production, and estrogen counterbalance. There is some NIH evidence that concludes that progesterone kills PCa cells directly. Although it purportedly kills PCa cells, if you kill off the cells with …
Category Archives: Hormones
SHBG
SHBG stands for sex hormone binding globulin. The more SHBG you have the less active testosterone. For example, my serum testosterone levels were very high (a little over twice the national average for men my age). But my SHBG was extremely high so my available testosterone was low. Now my serum testosterone is even higher …
Prolactin
Prolactin is a hormone. NIH researchers have conducted studies on prolactin and determined that it fuels PCa (in particular more aggressive or advanced PCa). My prolactin baseline level was 7.7 mg/ml. In an effort to reduce prolactin I started taking .5 mg/wk of cabergoline. My latest blood measurement of prolactin was 1.2 ng/ml. I think …
Melatonin
Melatonin is a hormone that helps control the sleep cycle. It is used to fight cancer and has substantial NIH research showing it’s efficacy. If your melatonin cycle is disturbed insomnia can result. It either becomes difficult to fall asleep or to stay asleep or both. Note that there are many other causes of insomnia …
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