Progesterone Cream

[Voelven]

Hi everyone. I don't know if prog cream is used or much known about by you guys, but I'm assuming since it's a kind of natural thing, that maybe some of you will know. ANyway this was the first place I thought of.

I am going to be 37 this year, and I have stopped having a regular period maybe a couple years ago. It's now just every so often. I have never been pregnant and have not been sexually active for maybe 7 years (yikes!) so I figure I am maybe going thru an early menopause or something.

Well, I find it is SOOO much easier for me to put on weight these last couple years, i am almost 5'10" and have crept up to almost 230 which is unheard of for me, and I am NOT asking for a quick weightloss thing here, but with the period thing, I understand low progesterone can contribute to this and a lower metabolism. Would I be wise to try a progesterone cream to help my levels and maybe help my menstrual cycle?

What cream do you recommend? Thanks!

 

[?Lil.Miss.Odd.Bodd ?]

Massage therapists are not allowed to give medical information or advice, so if you were one of my clients and you asked me that, I would advise you to call your doctor and discuss it with him or her.

Sorry that probably wasnt the answer you were looking for, but good luck in finding a solution that helps you.

Renee

 

[justicefmichael]

Since you're only 37 and you haven't had a regular period in a couple of years, you really need to go see your doctor. That is just WAY too young. While early menopause is certainly one possibility there are other things that could be causing this.

Now....I'm not a doctor but after going through over 4 yrs of infertility treatments I've learned way, way, way more than I ever wanted to know about the female reproductive system. So....I'll share some of that knowledge with you here.

Low progesterone isn't causing you to not have regular periods but is the result of not having them. Your cycle in a nutshell is this:

The 1st 14 days or so of a "normal" cycle is the follicle phase. Your body produces hormones (mainly estrogen and FSH) that will cause the eggs to grow. Then when an egg reaches a certain size your body releases another hormone (lutenizing hormone) to cause the egg to be released and ovulation to occur. Then the "shell" (corpus luteum) that the egg popped out of attaches itself to the outside of the ovary and it is what produces progesterone. This continues for about 14 days and then it kinda gives out, dries up and the drop in progesterone is what signals your body to start your period.

As to the progesterone cremes, they may help some women to cope with the side effects of going through menopause and a few other things but they are not very strong.

One thing to consider is that your thyroid may be too low. That will definitely cause your periods to be out of whack and also contribute to your weight gain.

I think it's time for a good check-up with your GYN. If it were me, I'd definitely ask for a complete hormonal work-up including Thyroid.

Hope this helps,
Angie

 

[SMILE!]

Thank you so much! I just got a new doc at the VA and she was concerned about me not having many periods also, so she wnts blood tests and a visit to the gyn. I don't know if she ordered complete "hormonal workup" but I know she mentioned thyroid.

So I guess this confirms it. I hope htere is an answer.....I really dont' want to take drugs but, I don't want to be at risk for anything either.

Steph

 

[Sanat]

If it were me, I'd definitely ask for a complete hormonal work-up including Thyroid.

totally agree, get the thyroid checked, and preferrably all hormone levels. Ask for the thyroid T3 and T4 levels to be checked - they often only do T4.

 

[joshrocks1089]

There are some great supplements that can help with the thyroid and other issues. If your doc is good with supplements, I have been very impressed with Standard Process .

 

[AHM]

I don't know how popular yoga is where you live, but I've found that when I practice [Ashtanga] yoga regularly, my periods start running like clockwork. It seems to me that the system of yoga really works your inner organs---gets everything moving and cleans them out, and combats the stress and the effects of food and alcohol. I wonder if something like that might help you, also?

 

[A. E. Moreira]

Go on and Google the following terms:
Estrogen Dominance
Perimenopause


There are also two good Yahoo groups to subscribe to.
estrogendominant

and

HormoneHealthNW

The women there are going through some of the same issues.
Dr. John R. Lee writre alot on the subject.....check out Amazon. Here's his site http://www.johnleemd.com/
Progesterone would help more if you were having abnormal heavy bleeding along with other peri-meno symptoms.

Talk to your doctor.

Robyn

Ps
Theres a book I have been told to get.
It's my ovaries stupid! If anyone has read it, please let me know.