Vaginal P capules - homemade - easy - small doses

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Vagi capsules... why and how.

Why...

Dr. Formby's progesterone article discusses how we could possibly be

systemically full of P and yet not have enough to protect the

endometrium. Based on his reading of the literature, he notes that

vaginal transmission of P might be the best method of

administration. And he makes the comment about <20mg of P/day in

each 2 week cycle.

This month I did have the sense that the P was throughout my body and

yet on day 22 I had spotting. Maybe the system P doesn't get to the

uterus. I remembered that the ovaries are right there beside the

uerus giving off P in a normal cycle. They aren't in the arms or

legs! So I decided to give it a try with the close to the uterus

vaginal capsules. But I didn't have suppositorites...

How....

I took an empty " 0 " size vegi gelcapsule and dipped it in coconut

oil. Then I put 10 mg of progesterone that I had around the house

(it was dissolved in oil) into the capsule. I closed the cap and

inserted it up behind the cervix. I needed another 10 mg later on

and that was it. The spotting stopped. Note, I also took more E to

counteract the neurosteroid effect that hit my brain very soon

after. (I'm really sensitive to the P now!). The next day I used

10mg of the P capsule.

I feel very optimistic about this method. I've heard about using

progesterone gel, but some women report it is hard to take and the

dosing is too high. I prefer to make small adjustments (in

increments of 1mg) in the dose and the home made capsules allow that.

Also, for me... low E which is swamped by P can make the bleeding

start early. And too much transdermal P applied to my wrists can dry

up my bleeds. In my experience this is tricky. Working with small

amounts of P vaginally seems the way to go right now.

I'm so grateful to Dr. Formby for giving background to make sense and

hopefully find our way with this confusing issue.

Laurel