Re: Natural Progesterone cream

[Guest guest]

This site has a lot of information about progesterone but the

navigation is a little weird -- you have to use the left navigation

bar, roll-over HORMONES, the over SEX HORMONES, then over

PROGESTERONE and you can click on the links that show up there. The

directions they give are in contradiction with other information I've

seen where you should only use it post ovulation (whenever ovulation

occurs).

http://thecompounder.com/hormonesprogesteronefaq.html

I have this article bookmarked from this site linked which you might

find helpful, it is by Dr Lee and it talks about why transdermal

dosing of progesterone is preferable. Note that it says too much

progesterone can " [result] in rather high levels of allopregnanolone

and the woman becomes rather anesthetized by it, a state that is

sometimes confused with depression " -- so that would be a side effect

if too much is taken.

LETTER TO A COMPOUNDING PHARMACIST

Delivery of steroid hormones.

http://thecompounder.com/Letter2Compounder.html

You can learn more about progesterone by reading What Your Doctor May

Not Tell You About Pre-Menopause (also by Dr Lee)

--Ann

> Greetings ladies

>

> I have been hearing a lot about Natural Progesterine

> Cream for treating fibroids. I would like to know if

> anyone can tell me exactly what this is, how it works

> (or doesn't) and if anyone has used it sucessfully to

> shrink fibroids.

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much for the info. Just wanted to let you know that I am currently

taking 250 mg. of sublingual progesterone. Wondering if that's just as good as

the cream. I had tried the cream 2 years ago, but to no avail. I'll keep

researching. God bless!

[Guest guest]

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Will you be going back to find out if the cream helped to shrink it? Where are

you located at? How do I find a naturopath?

wrote:

> Has anyone used natural progesterone cream to help with Fibroids,

> endometriosis, infertility, or PMS?

>

> D

Hi -

I'm pretty new, but here is my experience. I have been using a

natural progesterone cream since mid-October. I use one gram (1/4

teaspoon) topically each day, split between AM and PM. My naturopath

prescribed it after I had my hormone levels tested via a urine

collection test in September. I don't know how much the progesterone

(used in conjunction with 5 mg. twice a day of DHEA) has helped my

fibroid (it may be too soon for that, I don't know), but I believe it

has helped my menstrual migraines tremendously - I was getting 3 or 4

migraines every month around the time I got my period for the past

two or three years, and now the migraines have pretty much stopped -

I had one at the beginning of December during my period, and none

during my last period.

Hope that helps.

age 47, with a 16 to 18 week sized fibroid

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> Will you be going back to find out if the cream helped to shrink

it? Where are you located at? How do I find a naturopath?

>

Hi Buffy Row -

I am actually going for an ultrasound this week, as I have been to

see my gyn following an extended period of bleeding in December and

early January. I'm intending on continuing the progesterone cream,

and continuing to see my naturopath, so I will monitor what happens

with the fibroid during this course of treatment. I live in western

Connecticut, and I have been seeing Dr. Rubman at Southbury

Clinic for Traditional Medicine. They have a page on their site

which has <a

href= " http://www.naturopath.org/links_proffesional.html/ " >resources

for locating a naturopath in your area</a>. This should help you in

finding a good naturopath.

As I said, I don't know how much the progesterone has helped my

fibroid, but there are other reasons to use it, aside from the

resolution for my menstrual migraines - there is literature about

progesterone helping build and maintain bone density, and also help

with preventing Alzeimers. Dr. Rubman gave me a book to read

called " Natural Hormone Replacement for Women Over 45 " by

, M.D. Although it didn't have much about fibroids, it

certainly explained the hormone process quite well.

I hope this helps you - good luck! I will report back my progress

too!

[Guest guest]

, thank you for the information. I hope that your sono reports good news

for you!

_Buffy

wrote:

I am actually going for an ultrasound this week, as I have been to

see my gyn following an extended period of bleeding in December and

early January.