How to use natural progesterone cream

April 20, 2008 by Ada · 21 Comments
Filed under: General Health issues 

Use natural, bioidentical progesterone cream for progesterone deficiency and estrogen dominance symptoms and PMS

More and more women are using bioidentical hormones to relieve menopause symptoms. Natural progesterone cream can be used to manage a number of problems that are related to hormonal imbalance.

  • General guidelines for using natural progesterone
  • PMS
  • Hysterectomy
  • Premenopausal women
  • Fibrocystic breast disease
  • Endometriosis
  • Menstrual migraine headaches

General guidelines for using bioidentical progesterone cream

  • Spread the cream thinly over a large area of skin for maximum absorption.
  • Make sure skin is clean and clear of cosmetics. Do not apply other skin creams in the same area on the same day.
  • Apply to areas like the breasts, chest, inner thighs, buttocks and neck where skin is thinnest.
  • Don’t be concerned about getting the exact amount of cream correct. The progesterone is absorbed continuously from the skin.
  • If you are using a large dose, split it. Use 1/3 of the dose in the morning and 2/3 at bedtime. The higher dose is especially useful if you have trouble sleeping at night.
  • Buy good quality bioidentical progesterone cream from a reputable vendor. You have to be careful for the following reason
    1. the cream will not be effective if it is not suspended in the right medium
    2. creams containing mineral oil will not be absorbed properly
    3. the progesterone in some creams is not properly stabilized so it breaks down fast, making the cream useless
    4. some products containing wild yam extract don’t contain any progesterone
    5. some creams contain other chemicals that may cause allergic reactions and rashes

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Dosage guidelines

PMS

Start counting with the first day of your period as day 1. Starting on day 12, apply 1/2 teaspoon of cream morning and night until day 26. If your period starts before day 26, stop using the cream. Once you see your period, start counting day 1 again, then start the cream on day 12. This dose should help relieve your symptoms much faster. When they are less severe, you can reduce the dose to 1/4 teaspoon twice a day.

Hysterectomy

Whether your ovaries have been removed or not, choose a day of the month (the 1st day is easiest to remember) and count it as day 1. Start applying the cream on that day,1/4 teaspoon morning and night until day 25 when you stop. From day 25 to the end of the month do not apply any cream. Start again on the 1st day of the new month. If you have just had a hysterectomy, you may double the dose to 1/2 teaspoon twice a day for the first month if your symptoms are very severe.
If you experience severe hot flashes and vaginal dryness, you may wish to use a combined estrogen/progesterone cream.

Premenopausal women

Whether you are menstruating regularly or irregularly, use 1/4 teaspoon cream twice daily starting from day 12 (the 1st day of your period is day 1). Stop applying the cream on day 26. When you see your period start counting again until day 12 then start applying the cream again.
If you have irregular periods, it may take up to 3 months for them to become regular.

Fibrocystic breast disease

Use 1/4 teaspoon of cream twice daily from the middle of your cycle till you have your period, then stop, repeat again from midcycle. After 3 to 4 months, symptoms should have improved so the dose can be reduced.

Endometriosis

Use 1/4 teaspoon daily starting from day 8 to the end of your cycle. Once symptoms are reduced you can start applying the cream from day 12 until your period starts.

Menstrual migraine headaches

Use the cream for the 10 days before you expect your period e.g. if you have a 30 day cycle, start on day 20, a 26 day cycle, start on day 16 etc. Use 1/4 teaspoon twice daily.
When you get the familiar feeling or aura that comes before your migraine, apply 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of cream every 3-4 hours until symptoms have subsided. Applying the cream directly to the neck or temples may bring faster relief for hormonal headaches.

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