Natural progesterone dosage
From: jalan (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 29 Dec 2002 12:43:14 -0600 (CST)
Victoria:
I liked your website. Lots of info. I guess I want to find a way to
get the minimal dosage needed of progesterone to regulate me. I don't
see any reason to take combo bcp since I don't need more estrogen. And
I think even the mini-pill gives too much progestin. I do agree that
the otc creams may not give precise amounts. I may look into having a
compounding pharmacy create a cream for me with precise dosage of
natural progesterone or progestin. I wish there was a way to get
desogestrel without estrogen added. Desogen did control my symptoms
well but the low sex drive, headaches, fatigue, and depression got to be
too much. Has anyone out there used a compounding pharmacy to deal with
this problem? Thanks.
--
jalan
At Sun, 29 Dec 2002, Victoria wrote:
>
>Jalan,
>
>I created a web page from the material I picked up on the progesterone creams. From what I picked up off of different doctors,
>FDA reports (its against the law technically), and the science that we know, its questionable. See
>http://nichollsvi.tripod.com/p_cream.html. Does it work for some women? Yes. Do placebos work for some people? Yes. There isn't
>any RCT or double blind, placebo controls behind a consistently produced product (the way prescription drugs have done) to prove
>that it works, who and how many it works for, what conditions it works for, and what side effects it has. As for the science
>behind it, among the links I have is an RE in training who reviewed Dr. Lee's information, and there were errors in the basic
>science from what she said. Dr. Lee wrote about progesterone helping osteoporosis, but every other bit of evidence published
>elsewhere has shown no correlation. Its always been estrogen being a key factor.
>
>As another doctor said, his work is popular in the lay press. When it comes to women's health, what sounds good a lot of times
>is more important and gives us 'warm fuzzies' rather than the facts.
>
>--
>Victoria
>
>> From: jagwood@bellsouth.net (jalan)
>
>> Penny:
>>
>> According to Dr. John Lee's book What Your Dr. May Not Tell You About
>> PreMenopause, natural progesterone cream can be used in women with
>> hormonal imbalances to restore normal hormone function. If it is used
>> during days 15-25 of the cycle, the woman should ovulate and have a
>> normal period, and can get pregnant.
>>
>> Natural progesterone cream (which is available otc at health food
>> stores) is NOT a birth control method! This progesterone cream (unlike
>> the progestin in bcp's) is chemically the same as the hormone in a
>> woman's body and theoretically regulates other hormones, including
>> estrogen and testosterone.
>>
>> That said, I personally have been using the cream for the past ten
>> months with little success. I've been on bcp from age 17-37 for pcos
>> symptoms. When I went off the pill and onto the cream, I gained 15
>> pounds, my beard started growing, I had no period for 3 months and then
>> I had a period that lasted 4 weeks! So now I have gone back on the pill
>> to control these problems and plan on trying glucophage xr. I think
>> some women could have success with the natural progesterone cream but it
>> did not work for me. Good luck.
>>
>> jalan
>
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