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Taking estrogen through a patch or gel can help improve your good cholesterol and lower your bad cholesterol, and using a natural form of progesterone doesn’t mess with your cholesterol, but synthetic versions might lower good cholesterol or raise triglycerides.
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Estradiol and Micronized Progesterone: A Narrative Review About Their Use as Hormone Replacement Therapy
Narrative Review
2025 Oct 16This study says that using a natural form of progesterone with estrogen doesn’t hurt your good cholesterol like some synthetic hormones do, and estrogen itself helps improve your cholesterol levels — which matches what the claim says.
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