Stress can decrease progesterone in two major ways! The body responds to stress by releasing our stress hormone known as cortisol. Cortisol and progesterone interact in a few different ways. 1. Normally, there is communication between the pituitary and the ovaries. This communication ultimately leads to the ovaries, ovulating and producing progesterone. Our stress hormone, cortisol, interferes with the communication between the pituitary and the ovaries. The miscommunication doesn’t happen, ther

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