PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for April, 2001: Re: To Lana about 'natural' progesterone

Re: To Lana about 'natural' progesterone

From: William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 21 Apr 2001 17:36:30 -0500 (CDT)

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At Sat, 21 Apr 2001, Lana wrote: >
>Thank you so much. I have read and read and read.... and all i can
>find about natural progesterone creams is good news, not bad.
>
>I do believe that it may help me if i am low in progesterone which i do
>suspect is my problem. I will NOT be put on clomid or any other
>synthetic drug while ttc.
>
>I appreciate your post to me, and thank you again. I am now on my
>search for natural progesterone cream! :)
>
>--
>Lana.
>
>>Lana, the reason "natural" progresterone is called natural is because it
>>isn't a drug, like the fake "progesterone" we're given in pill forms.
>>"Natural" progesterone is derived from the wild yam - it is not the wild
>>yam itself, but it is extracted and processed from the yam. Many
>>companies falsely claim that "wild yam cream" provides natural
>>progesterone, but this is a lie and you'd get scammed if you believed
>>it. The progesterone must be extracted from the yam in a lab. The
>>second reason it's often referred to as "natural" is because it is an
>>EXACT chemical copy of human progresterone. There is not one chemical
>>property that differs in the least from human progesterone. As I said,
>>it is an exact match. Therefore, the body recognizes it as true
>>progesterone and treats it as such, and uses it as such. That is why
>>"natural" progesterone has ZERO side effects. Unfortunately, the
>>chemical copies that the pharmacutical companies provide for us have
>>some pretty uncomfortable and nasty side effects. I'm not knocking
>>medicine, as it really can be beneficial. All I'm saying is that there
>>are many good "natural" products that are wonderful, beneficial, and
>>have been tested and proven good.
>

Lana

Just to clear up any presumed misinformation. The prescrition medicine prometrium IS natural progesterone, made from plants. It is identical to the progesterone you make. I know how much you are getting when I prescribe it to you. What I do not know is how much 'natural progesterone' you are getting when you slather on those creams, and also how much other impurities you are putting on your skin. This is just my .02 worth.

--
William F. von Almen, II, MD, FACOG
Editorial Advisor-Pregnancy and Birth
Private Practice
New Orleans, La.

*Please understand I can not respond to private emails.

*These comments are for educational purposes only.  They are
not meant to take the place of an examination by a qualified
health care provider.  They are not intended to be the start
of a physician-patient relationship.

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