WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for January, 1998: Re: Natural Progesterone Cream and BC Pills

Re: Natural Progesterone Cream and BC Pills

From: Kelly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 8 Jan 1998 22:45:51 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. wrote: >
>At Thu, 8 Jan 1998, Michelle wrote:
>>
>>Hi. I have heard that using a transdermal natural progesterone cream
>>while on birth control pills could make the cream ineffective in
>>increasing progesterone within the body (and having the desired effects
>>of the cream). Something about this being due to the resistance of
>>synthetic progestins to begin broken down. Is this true?
>
>I've never personally heard of being on the pill and using natural
>progesterone cream in addition.
>
>If any of the other physicians have any knowledge about this, it's all
>yours.
>
>--
>Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG
>OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
>Great Neck, New York
>http://www.obgyn.net/states/bios/marchbein.htm
>http://www.obgyn.net/women/advisors/harveym.htm
>

Ditto. I can't think of any reason to be using the progesterone cream and birth control pills. Maybe you're using the progesterone for PMS (which, BTW, has never been PROVEN effective, although I have some patients who swear by it). The only harm I see is to your pocketbook (those creams ain't cheap)

--
Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
S. Lake Tahoe, CA

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