Dr. Mercola article

by Chris
(Maryland)

Hi Wray, I wrote to you earlier and you replied with advice. I thank you. While I was waiting for your reply,I found this article by Dr. Mercola.

It talks about "dermal fatigue", and how the fat tissue gets saturated with progesterone and your levels get too high and it stops working.
He recommends using it vaginally. How would you apply it and do you recommend that? If you could, would you please take a look at this article and tell me your opinion on it.

http://www.mercola.com/article/progesterone/cream.htm

Thank you.

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Mar 02, 2011
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by: Anonymous

Thank you so much for putting the site to this article. I had a feeling something was terrible wrong with the amount of progesterone I had been using. I had been feeling terribly drained and ran 4 miles a day and still drained and didn't lose weight. I had already quit using progesterone in hopes of reversing some of my symptoms.
Mar 10, 2011
 Dr. Mercola article
by: Wray

Hi Chris I do know the article, as I subscribe to his newsletter. In the 15 years I've been advising on progesterone, I've yet to see this problem arise. Progesterone is lipophilic, so the fatty layer is essential to the absorption of progesterone, see here. I've also used it for 15 years, about 170mg/day. Last year I had extra stress, nothing serious, just too much of the normal stresses we get! My finger nails were peeling off, much as they were before I discovered progesterone. I must admit it took me 3 months to figure out I needed more progesterone. So I increased the amount to 2tsp or 330mg/day progesterone for 2 weeks. I suffered bad oestrogen dominance, all my joints ached, my muscles, I was very tired and irritable. But at the end of the 2 weeks I had wonderful strong nails again and all my aches and pains had gone. So in spite of the high amount I use daily, I still had bad oestrogen dominance on increasing the amount. Obviously my progesterone receptors were still working! So as you can imagine I don't think it's an issue. In fact I've not found one woman using progesterone, who on increasing the amount, doesn't get adverse symptoms. Something most of us forget, we are all full of oestrogen, it's rising the world over. And none of us can escape it, it's been found in all animals, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. When I first discovered progesterone 15 years ago, there were 50 oestrogen mimics in our environment, there are now over 100. More are being found all the time. Not only that but all the HRT and contraceptives women urinate out, are not removed by water purification plants! Only in Nov 2010 have they found a means of doing so, but it will be many years before it's implemented world wide, see here. The only way to counter this rising oestrogen is with progesterone, as it's not a sex hormone it can be used safely by both sexes. I do recommend using progesterone in the vagina, I use it there nightly. Either an applicator, a tampon case or a finger can be used. In fact there's not a place I haven't used it, except in my eyes. A friend is using it on her tongue, as she has 'burning tongue', and it's helping her. Take care Wray
Mar 10, 2011
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by: Wray

Hi there Not knowing how much progesterone you were using, it's difficult for me to help you. I also don't know how long you were using it for. When first starting progesterone Oestrogen Dominance can be a problem. I've found this is always the case if a high level of oestrogen is present beforehand. The weight gain is caused by oestrogen, it's a mitogen, causing cells to divide and multiply, including fat cells. As these are also a non-ovarian source of oestrogen, a vicious cycle starts. It also causes water retention. Progesterone is thermogenic, so speeds metabolism slightly, plus it's a potent diuretic. So good in fact, it's now given via IV transfusion to brain trauma victims, see here, here, here and here. I recommend 100-200mg/day, dependant on symptoms. For more info please see our page on How to use progesterone. Take care Wray

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