PROGESTERONE
Dosage
Chart
¼ tsp. of
~1.6% cream contains ~20mg
PROGESTERONE
NOW™ brand Natural PROGESTERONE cream contains
1.3g PROGESTERONE in 85g (3oz) cream = 1.53%
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Who
/What Condition?
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1.6%Prog.
Cream
Amount
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DAYS*
From-To
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Comments
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Premenopausal women with PMS/Estrogen dominance symptoms
(including fibrocystic breasts and ovarian cysts)
*Ovulating*
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1/8 tsp. (10mg)
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Twice daily
Day after ovulation* for 14 days
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*To figure
PROGESTERONE
start date, count back 14 days from when your next period is due
(Day 1). Alternatively, use a fertility monitor to accurately
ascertain when you ovulate.
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Fibrocystic breasts. Breast tissue usually returns to normal
within 3-4 months. Then reduce the dose.
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Premenopausal women with PMS/Estrogen dominance symptoms
(including fibrocystic breasts and ovarian cysts)
*Not Ovulating*
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1/8 - 1/4 tsp
(10-20mg)
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Twice daily
Begin on:
Calculate Start Date*
for 14 days
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*To figure PROGESTERONE
start date, count back 14 days from when your next period is due
(Day 1).
Allow 7 days off whether or not menstruation occurs, before beginning again; abrupt lowering of
PROGESTERONE levels is the
primary stimulus for menstruation to start. Hopefully, period pain
and PMS will be dramatically reduced. Use indefinitely;
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Aid conception
/Prevent miscarriage
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PROGESTERONE for Conception and Pregnancy problems related to Luteal
Phase Deficiency (LPD)
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Peri-menopausal women
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1/8 - 1/4 tsp
(10-20mg)
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Twice daily
12 - 26
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Menopausal
/Post-menopausal women
(who have
not had a hysterectomy)
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1/4 - 1/2 tsp
(20-40mg)
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Twice daily
For 3 mths;
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25 days/month, then 5 days off;
•
If experiencing hot flashes or other menopausal symptoms during the
days off, reduce the time off to 2-3 days for several months and
then experiment with extending the days off back to 5 or 6.
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If using supplemental estrogen,
use PROGESTERONE
every day of the month.
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then
1/4 tsp. (20mg)
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Twice daily
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For women who have had a
complete hysterectomy
(removal of both ovaries and uterus) or
surgical menopause
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First 2 months after surgery:
1/4 tsp (20mg) at bedtime
Then reduce to 1/8 tsp (10mg)
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Daily
25 days of calendar month
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Endometriosis
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1/4 tsp (20mg) in a.m.
1/2 tsp. (40mg) at bedtime
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Days 8
thru 26-30
(End of your normal cycle)
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Can take up to 6 months to control symptoms - once the outbreaks of endometriosis are tolerable
reduce usage to days 12 till menstrual cycle.If you are too sleepy with high dose of
PROGESTERONE , reduce the dose until the sleepiness goes away.
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Osteoporosis Prevention
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1/8 - 1/4 tsp
(10-20mg)
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12- last day of cycle
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Use indefinitely; post-menopausal use calendar month instead of cycle
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Osteoporosis Treatment
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1/2 tsp.
(40mg) am/pm
Then
1/4 tsp.
(20mg) am/pm
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12 days
until improve
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Also supplement calcium (1g), magnesium, zinc, boron, manganese,
vitamins D and K.
If bone scans show improvement, you can reduce dose in half again.
PROGESTERONE
against Osteoporosis
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PCOS
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1/4 tsp
(20mg)
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Days 14 thru 28
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Adjust for a shorter or longer cycle
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Uterine Fibroids
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1/4 tsp.
(20 mg)
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P.M.
Days 8, 9, or 10 thru 26-30 (End of your normal cycle)
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Continue until menopause, then reduce dose
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Vaginal atrophy
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1/4 tsp.
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P.M.
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Apply together with vitamin E at bedtime
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Chronic Fatigue
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BPH / Prostate cancer
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1/8 tsp.
(10mg)
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A.M.
and P.M.
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Daily application to rectum or cleaned
scrotums (testicles) to get it into prostate receptors; shown to
reduce prostate size/BPH, normalize PSA levels, reverse prostate
cancer, decrease urinary/frequency;
Consider
PROGESTERONE 'therapy if over 40 with family history of prostate cancer or BPH;
PROGESTERONE 's inhibitory effect on
5α-reductase
is more effective than Proscar (finasteride - the
standard
5α-reductase
inhibitor medical cure for BPH)
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Men
(Estrogen
dominance and over the age of 40)
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1/16+ tsp.
(5-8 mg)
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A.M.
and P.M.
until improve
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Daily application to cleaned scrotum area; prevents
osteoporosis in men, physiological doses appear to enhance sexual
drive; may decrease male balding; may provide relief from
pain/swelling of RA when rubbed in joints; osteoporosis use
indefinitely |