How much progesterone cream to use?
The goal is to restore the normal physiological progesterone level in your body for two to three weeks out of a month the way it was designed by Mother Nature. An ovulating woman makes about 20 mg a day for about 12 days each month after ovulation. That works out to about 240 mg per month. Locate a progesterone cream that supplies 480 mg per ounce (960 mg per 2 ounce). This means that the each two-ounce jar or tube will contain 3 percent by volume or 1.6 percent by weight of USP progesterone. Using one ounce over two or three weeks will provide about 240 mg if the absorption is 50 percent. This is the ideal target dose to apply. This works out to 1/8 to 1/2 teaspoon of the cream per day, or three to 10 drops of it in oil form, or one pump full with the metered pump dispensing top. The best way to tell if the cream is working is whether your symptoms are relieved. Side effects of Natural Progesterone No known side effects exist when using natural progesterone in physiological amount und
