Progesterone Side Effects
Occasionally reports will come out listing the
harmful side effects of "progesterone". Unfortunately the synthetic
progesterone counterfeits are too often referred to as progesterone when
they are not. The real names for these counterfeits are "synthetic
progesterone", "progestin" or "Progesterone Acetate". There are no
reports of any significant side effects or health problems associated
with the real hormone "Natural Progesterone". As Dr Lee puts it, "the
only side effect is that the guy across the room from you will get a
little cuter".
Progesterone may also cause some of the following.
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a feeling of euphoria (based on the amounts used)
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possible acne upon initial use as body adjusts and
estrogen receptors become more sensitive
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possible suspension of ovulation if used prior to
ovulation
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possible spotting in women just starting menopause
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alteration of cycle time
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may prevent sperm maturation in men when used in
excess
In the words of Dr John Lee, M.D.
"We know that transdermal progesterone
is very affective, very convenient, and very safe. Overdoses do not hurt
anybody. They might mess up some bodies period, it could cause the
period to change as to when it comes in the month."
Read more about Dr. John
R. Lee M.D.
Click here to learn more
about books by Dr. John Lee M.D.
Lee,
John, M.D. Natural Progesterone, The Multiple Roles
of a Remarkable Hormone. Sebastopal, CA: BLL
Publishing. 1993.
Lee,
John, M.D.
What Your Doctor May
Not Tell You about Menopause. New York, NY: Warner
Books. 1996. (Tel: 1-800-759-0190).
John
R. Lee, M.D., Jesse Hanley, M.D. and Virginia Hopkins
What Your Doctor May
Not Tell You About Premenopause
(Balance Your
Hormones and Your Life from Thirty to Fifty). New
York, NY: Warner Books. 1999. (Tel: 1-800-759-0190).
Dr. John R. Lee
MD
What your doctor may not tell you about prostate health and natural
hormone supplementation.
Hormones Etc 2003 (28 Page booklet). The long-awaited work by John
R. Lee, M.D. that sheds light on how men's hormones really work, what
really causes prostate cancer, and how to supplement with natural
hormones safely. It's a short book but it's packed with provocative
insights and useful information.
Other Doctors who have
Written about Progesterone
An increasing number
of doctors are recognizing the advantages of natural progesterone and
writing about it.
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Dr. Carolyn DeMarco,
M.D. in "Take Charge of your Body": "Menopausal symptoms and bone loss
are mainly caused by a deficiency of progesterone. Synthetic progestins
such as Provera are not the answer and, in fact, produce marked
premenstrual symptoms. Natural progesterone has the same structure as
the progesterone made by the body and appears to be safe and have far
fewer side-effects than its distant synthetic relative."
Dr. Robert M.
Kradjian, M.D. (Berkeley), in "Save Yourself From Breast Cancer":
"Natural progesterone protects against breast cancer. It is the
synthetic progestins (Provera, etc.) that have been linked with an
increased incidence of breast cancer. The administration of natural
progesterone is an overlooked and protective therapy, it can reduce
breast tenderness and fibrocystic changes."
Dr. Alan Gaby, M.D.,
in "Preventing and Reversing Osteoporosis" (Prima Publishing):
"Progesterone is not only much safer than Estrogen, but also more
effective against osteoporosis. Twenty years from now, scientists may
look back and wonder why we focused so much on estrogen while virtually
ignoring progesterone."
Dr. Zoltan Rona,
M.D., in the Canadian Journal of Health and Nutrition (Alive):
"Osteoporosis is a major health problem. Approximately one third of
North American women over 65 are affected. Natural progesterone seems to
be more important in preventing and treating osteoporosis than the
medical approach based on estrogen, dairy products, Turns and
prescriptions for calcium."
Dr. Graham Coldtiz,
M.D. Harvard researcher, published a study in the New England Journal of
Medicine which showed that women who use estrogen for more than five
years have a 46% higher risk of breast cancer than women who don't use
it. These results came from a sample of more than 121,700 women tracked
for 24 years (the Nurses Health Study).
Dr. Christiane
Northrup, M.D., in " Women Bodies, Women's Wisdom" "I recommend natural
progesterone for women who have moderate to severe PMS. Progesterone
also works well for women whose major PMS symptom is a migraine-type
headache. Synthetic progestins, on the other hand, can actually increase
PMS symptoms by decreasing the body's natural progesterone levels and
have many known side effects."
Dr Neils Lauersen,
MD., "PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome and You" (Simon & Schuster, 1983). says
that some synthetic progesterones can have masculinizing effects on a
woman, while others cause fluid retention. "Natural progesterone (from
the wild yam), on the other hand, does not cause masculinization, and is
known to reduce sodium and fluid retention."
This information
has not been evaluated by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration
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