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Bioidentical hormone natural therapy uses natural progesterone, natural estrogen or natural testosterone replacement therapy.Bioidentical hormone natural therapy uses hormones that are identical to those ordinarily produced by a woman's body.
For a woman using natural progesterone botanical hormone therapy, the amount to use and when to use it will depend on the status of your reproductive system.
Are you pre menopausal and still ovulating? Or are you menopausal, no longer having menstrual periods?
Dosage and timing of supplementation depend on your reproductive and menstrual cycle status and whether you still have periods or whether periods no longer occur.
Here is the bioidentical hormone natural therapy dosage and timing recommended by Dr. John R. Lee in his natural progesterone botanical hormone therapy book...
Women still having menstrual periods - Pre menopausal:Dr. Lee recommends that pre menopausal women should use natural progesterone therapy for about two weeks each month. Normal progesterone production would be about 20 milligrams each day following ovulation until just before the next period begins.
In this case, Dr. Lee suggests using bioidentical hormone natural therapy progesterone between day 12 to day 26 to recreate normal progesterone production (this assumes a 28 day cycle). Stop progesterone supplementation a day or two before the onset of your next period.
Using 2% natural progesterone cream means supplementing with 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of the cream once or twice daily. Apply the cream onto the skin, it'll be absorbed into the fatty tissue layer under the skin and absorbed by the bloodstream as needed.
Dr. Lee further suggests that if your periods are irregular and if your period begins before you thought it should, simply stop using supplementation and start counting your days again. It may take two or three cycles to determine what your cycle really is.
Women not having Menstrual Periods for 12 consecutive months or longer - Menopausal Natural Progesterone Botanical Hormone Therapy:Dr. Lee recommends that women not having menstrual periods can supplement with progesterone for 24 to 26 days a month. He suggests that if hot flashes are still being experienced during the days off, reduce the number of days off to 3 days.
As for premenopausal women described above, apply 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of cream one or two times daily.
It is important to have several days each cycle without progesterone supplementation because post menopausal women still make estrogen and natural progesterone supplementation can cause menstrual periods to begin again.
If menstrual periods start again after 24-26 days of supplementation, he recommends returning to the
He suggests that after 3 to 4 months without periods, then you can resume the 24-26 days of bioidentical hormone natural therapy supplementation. And if some spotting should occur, please consult with your doctor. Keep in mind that progesterone supplementation does not prevent
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Natural progesterone botanical hormone therapy dosage and timing is different for each menopausal status.
