"You don't have a uterus. You don't need progesterone"

I was talking with a hospital nurse recently who told me about her lack of energy, blue moods, and other assorted complaints. At age 49, she was exasperated. So I suggested that she ask her gynecologist about progesterone cream.

The gynecologist advised her, "You don't have a uterus. You don't need progesterone." He went on to explain that the only reason to take progesterone was to prevent uterine cancer caused by estrogen.

Then what about progesterone's weight loss benefits? It's effects on increased energy, improved mood, deeper sleep? These benefits, of course, have nothing to do with the uterus.

I've witnessed these benefits in women many times, both in the peri-menopausal period (which starts around your late 30's) and menopause.

Why talk about progesterone when our focus is heart disease and reduction of heart scan scores? Because if progesterone in a woman helps her feel better, more upbeat, and accelerates weight loss, she's more likely to succeed in her plaque-control program.

For additional comments on progesterone, read the Track Your Plaque interview with women's hormone expert, Dr. Nisha Jackson, Females, hormones, and weight control:
An interview with Dr. Nisha Jackson
found at http://www.cureality.com/library/fl_04-008njacksonhormones.asp. Dr. Jackson also has a book available called "The Hormone Survival Guide to Perimenopause".







Or, read Dr. John Lee's pioneering books, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause: The Breakthrough Book on Natural Hormone Balance and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty . (An edition that combines the two books is available, also.)

Comments (2) -

  • Anonymous

    5/25/2008 9:43:00 PM |

    Excellent advice. When I go off progesterone cream (otc) for my one week of the month, resuming it is like one long sigh of relief. I credit progesterone for the relative good health I have, good lipid numbers, normal weight, clean coronaries (don't ask how I know THAT). John Lee should be in heaven for his books. They are lifesavers. He has the most coherent discussion of hormones I have ever seen. Unfortunately, he was a bit of a pariah with the medical community. Sigh.

  • Rogue Dietitian

    11/6/2010 10:27:16 PM |

    I also recommend "Natural Hormone Balance for Women" by Dr. Uzzi Reiss. It's an excellent overview of female sex hormones, imbalance, and treatment overview -- notably, why chemicalized, non-identical hormones are bad bad things.

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