Atman
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Since Ray often mentions the anecdotes of children whose mothers have taken progesterone during pregnancy having a significant higher IQ than average, I ask myself whether some of you have used or plan to use progesterone for that purpose too.
I myself am now near that age where having children becomes a topic and so I ask myself why I shouldn't give my partner progesterone during pregnancy, since there seems to be no real danger in doing so.
The community around Ray Peat exists now for around 10 years at least, so there should exist plenty of people who might have tried it.
For those of you who have used it:
Have you noticed that your children are significantly more intelligent than their peers (corrected for parent bias of course :) )?
For those of you who decided to not use it:
What were your reasons for the decision? Any concerns?
Some references (Pro/Contra):
Intelligence and prenatal progesterone a reappraisal; Katharina Dalton 1979
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1437068/pdf/jrsocmed00284-0011.pdf
Prenatal progesterone I. Its effect on development and on intellectual and academic achievement;
A Lynch, W Mychalkiw, S J Hutt 1978
Prenatal progesterone. I. Its effect on development and on intellectual and academic achievement - PubMed
I myself am now near that age where having children becomes a topic and so I ask myself why I shouldn't give my partner progesterone during pregnancy, since there seems to be no real danger in doing so.
The community around Ray Peat exists now for around 10 years at least, so there should exist plenty of people who might have tried it.
For those of you who have used it:
Have you noticed that your children are significantly more intelligent than their peers (corrected for parent bias of course :) )?
For those of you who decided to not use it:
What were your reasons for the decision? Any concerns?
Some references (Pro/Contra):
Intelligence and prenatal progesterone a reappraisal; Katharina Dalton 1979
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1437068/pdf/jrsocmed00284-0011.pdf
Prenatal progesterone I. Its effect on development and on intellectual and academic achievement;
A Lynch, W Mychalkiw, S J Hutt 1978
Prenatal progesterone. I. Its effect on development and on intellectual and academic achievement - PubMed
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