Suggested Use of Natural Progesterone Cream
Progesterone is very well absorbed through the skin where it is stored in the fatty tissues for use as needed and unlike progesterone taken orally, it is not subject to being intercepted by the liver. For those women who are especially deficient in progesterone, it may take two to three months to restore optimal levels.
It should be applied to the fatty areas of the body: the lower abdomen, hips, buttocks, thighs and breasts on a rotational basis.
When the cream contains 900mg. of Natural Progesterone per 2 ounces, informed women have chosen the following:
PMS & Infertility
Begin using cream 7 days from the first day of menstruation. Use approximately 1/4 teaspoon per day during the second week. Stop using the cream on day 28.NOTE: Women with more severe PMS or endometriosis have chosen to initially use twice the suggested amount of cream. In addition, women who experience uterine cramping have chosen to apply the cream just above vaginally or above the pubic area at the onset of cramps. Women who experience hormone related headaches have applied he cream to the sides of the neck, just behind the earlobe, at the onset of headaches. Stop using the cream on the day menses begins.
Menopause or Post Hysterectomy
The cream should be applied 24 days out of the month and then discontinued for 6-7 days. Women who have severe menopausal symptoms have chosen to apply twice as much cream per day. In addition, women who are experiencing hot flashes have chosen to apply a small dab of the cream to the inside of the wrist at the onset of a hot flash.Osteoporosis
The cream should be applied 24 days of the month and then discontinued for 6-7 days. Apply 1/4 teaspoon per day for all 24 days.References:
- Natural Progesterone, The Multiple Roles of a Remarkable Hormone, John R. Lee, MD. BLL Publishing, April, 1994.
- Scientific American Medicine Updated 1992, chapter 15 section X, pg 9.
- Lee, JR. Osteoporosis Reversal: the role of Progesterone. Intern Clin Nutr Rev 1990; 10: 384-391.
- Prior, JC. Vigna YM., Alojado N. Progesterone and the Prevention of Osteoporosis. Canadian J of Ob/Gyn & Women's Health Care 1991; 3:178-184.
- Bergkvist L, Adami H-O, Persson I, Hoover R, Schairer C. The Risk of Breast Cancer after Estrogen and Estrogen-Progestin Replacement. New England Journal of Medicine 1989; 321:293-297.
- Lee, JR. Osteoporosis Reversal with Transdermal Progesterone. Lancet 1990; 336: 1327.
- The Simple Soybean and Your Health, Drs. Mike & Virginia Messina. Avery Publishing Group. 1994
- Progesterone: Safe Antidote for PMS, McCall's, October 1990, pgs. 152-156.
