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Re: progesterone cream question???
From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Jun 2 00:17:15 2002
BJ, (Thank you for your help), but could you also tell me whether you
experienced any negative symptoms from using the progesterone cream --
symptoms such as greasy skin, acne, weight gain, hairloss, etc.? I'm
already having these symptoms and don't want to worsen the situation --
I just don't know which hormone (or lack thereof) is responsible for all
of these negative symptoms.
D.N., I've noticed that you also use progesterone cream but mention that
it hasn't been so helpful re the endo pain? Well, endo pain (or
something? since the specialists tell me they have excised the endo) is
also a problem which I would like to rid from my life. Did you
experience any negative symptoms from using the progesterone cream?
Anybody else care to share their success or failure with progesterone
cream?
At Fri, 31 May 2002, BJ wrote:
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>At Thu, 30 May 2002, anonymous wrote:
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>>BJ or anyone else with an answer -- I've been off of the cont. bc pill
>>for four months. I still have not had a period. According to the
>>specialists, all endo has been excised -- but I am experiencing loads of
>>lowback/sacral ache/pain. Would it be safe/smart for me to just buy a
>>tube of progesterone cream and start using it, or would I be setting
>>myself up for further problems? I'm aware that the gyns say one must
>>first have a period before getting back on the bc pill, so I thought
>>that the same may hold true for the progesterone cream?
>>Also, would the progesterone cream cause oily skin/acne and/or hairloss?
>>I am having a terrible time. Would appreciate any advice.
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>Yes, start the cream. Progesterone should be good for the problems you
>mention as they are all symptoms of estrogen dominance, caused by the bc
>pills. Also, even the best surgeon may not get all the endo out so
>don't count on that. The pain you are experiencing may be adhesions
>from the surgery but it is worth a try. If you get relief from your
>symptoms I would recommend you never get back on bc pills. The
>synthetic hormones in them only make matters worse in my never-so-humble
>opinion. Use the cream twice a day, every day for a couple of months
>and then cut back to 3 weeks a month. If things are going good after a
>while you can then cut back to 2 weeks a month, starting midcycle at
>ovulation time. I think you will start having periods fairly soon once
>you get all the syntheic junk out of your system. I suggest the
>continuous cream to get the symptoms controlled and then when you get to
>the 3 or 2 week part of this you should be cycling fairly normally. 3
>weeks a month will probably prevent ovulation but I wouldn't count on it
>so start using another form of birth control as soon as you start the
>cream if you don't want to get pregnant. Take care and good luck!
>BJ
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