If you tested positive for Lynch syndrome, but do not have a cancer diagnosis, or your doctor suspects that you have Lynch syndrome, the following cancer screening plan may be recommended.
It may delay ovulation but when you stop taking the progesterone, you would bleed and your ovulation would resume. Sometimes taking progesterone cyclically on cycle days 15-24 can help with symptoms that occur in the second half of the cycle.
Progesterone inhibits the action of estrogen, hence it is protective against cancer. Progesterone also activates the gene p53, which if inactive or mutated prevents cells from dying naturally. One of the most important effects of progesterone is as a potent diuretic.