Useful article from Dr. Mercola on the benefits and use of bio-identical progesterone cream. Specifically about where best to apply it.
http://articles.merc...10918_SNL_Art_1
It gets stored in body fat and so you should apply it somewhere without much body fat, or so I'd read before. The article I read suggested the wrist. I figured my lower back would be better. Closer to it's destination.
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The problem relates to the fact that progesterone is highly fat soluble and once applied to your skin will store itself in your fat tissue. When one initially uses the cream, there aren't any problems as the fat stores are very low. But as time goes on, the cream accumulates and contributes to disruptions in your adrenal hormones such as DHEA, cortisol, and testosterone. I have learned that although progesterone cream is an enormously useful tool, it needs to be used very cautiously....
If you apply the cream to your mucous epithelial membranes that line your uterus and vagina you obtain a virtually ideal administration system. Not only is absorption through these membranes more complete than through your skin, but hormones absorbed through your vaginal membranes enter the very same pelvic plexus of veins that your ovaries normally empty into.
I've no idea how you apply it to your uterus. I assume whatever he's selling comes with a syringe to dispense it.
There's also a recommendation for another doctor and his book that might be of interest.
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Story at-a-glance- Natural progesterone cream, made from naturally-occurring plant steroids found in wild yam, can be useful for premenopausal challenges such as PMS and painful cramps, and may help prevent miscarriages.
- Be careful to avoid ALL synthetic progesterones, like Provera or medroxyprogesterone, as they can produce severe side effects including increased risk of stroke and cancer.
- Oral hormones are ineffective, as only 10-15 percent eventually reach the target tissues.
- Progesterone cream must be used cautiously when applied to skin as progesterone is highly fat soluble and will accumulate in fat tissue, thereby disrupting adrenal hormones such as DHEA, cortisol, and testosterone.
- Ideally, progesterone cream should NOT be applied to your skin. Instead use mucous epithelial membranes of your labia or rectum. Absorption through these membranes is more complete than through skin, and hormones absorbed through vaginal membranes enter the same pelvic plexus of veins that your ovaries normally empty into.
Here, it says to apply to the labia. Much easier to reach with those little tubes of cream.
There's also a chart of the benefits of progesterone vs estrogen. These are the benefits of progesterone.
-Protects against breast cysts
-Helps use fat for energy and keep it off hips
-Natural diuretic (water pill)
-Natural anti-depressant
-Facilitates thyroid hormone action
-Normalizes blood clotting
-Increases libido
-Normalizes blood sugar levels
-Normalizes zinc and copper levels
-Restores proper cell oxygen levels
-Helps prevent endometrial cancer
- Helps prevent breast cancer
- Increases bone building
Edited by alternativista, 21 September 2011 - 01:40 PM.
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