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Common signs that a woman can have when she is progesterone deficient are:

• Amenorrhea — no period at all; there is no ovulation; the ovaries are producing only a bare minimum of progesterone
• Anxiety, irritability and nervousness
• Breasts with lumps [cystic breasts]
• Cold body temperature
• Fatigue
• Foggy thinking
• Headaches
• Heavy and frequent periods; this situation could be related to tissue buildup in the uterus because of a prolonged progesterone deficiency
• Mood swings
• Most cases of endometriosis [tissue from inside the uterus attaching to organs in the abdomen], and fibroids [a growth within the uterus wall]
• Oligomenorrhea — the period comes infrequently, perhaps every few months; this is also a result of minimum progesterone production
• Weight gain
• Painful breasts
• Premenstrual syndrome [PMS] — Most PMS symptoms, whether physical or emotional, are progesterone related. Initially, they may occur for a few days before the period, from the time of ovulation until the onset of the period.
• Spotting a few days before the period; here the progesterone level is dropping rapidly and prematurely during the monthly cycle
• Water retention

Signs of excess progesterone only occur when too much progesterone is taken, as a woman’s body cannot make excess progesterone. Signs of excess progesterone are:

• Affects the estrogen receptors
• Bloating
• Breast swelling and pain
• Candida overgrowth
• Edema [water retention]
• Excess facial hair
• Increased acne
• Low sex drive
• Mild depression
• Nausea
• Oily skin
• Sleepiness / lethargy
• Syndrome X [hyperinsulinemia / insulin resistance]

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