Men and progesterone

by Terri Oetinger
(Okeechobee, Fl)

I would like to know if a man in his 50's could benefit from using progesterone cream and if so how much should he use? Thank you.

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Men and progesterone
by: Wray

Hi Terri Yes men can benefit from progesterone. The dose ranges from 20mg/day to 200mg/day. It's critical to the production of sperm, influences spermiogenesis, sperm capacitation/acrosome reaction and testosterone biosynthesis. Progesterone inhibits 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme which converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, a safer alternative to the drug finisteride.

Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1993;36(4):234-8.
Progesterone reduces sympathetic tone without changing blood pressure or fluid balance in men.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8300009&dopt=Citation

Fertil Steril. 1999 Nov;72(5):817-22.
Serum ionized magnesium and calcium and sex hormones in healthy young men: importance of serum progesterone level.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10560984&dopt=Citation

The Aging Male , Volume 7, Issue 3September 2004 , pages 236 - 257
Progesterone: the forgotten hormone in men?
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713634215~db=all

International Urology and Nephrology
Issue Volume 24, Number 2 / March, 1992
In vitro study of rat prostate 5alpha-reductase activity and its inhibition
http://www.springerlink.com/content/b10r924361538473/

A Comprehensive Look at Hormones and the Effects of Hormone Replacement
Pamela Smith, M.D., MPH
Director of the Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine
Original in pdf, no web address available.
Paste the following into Google and the full paper will appear at the top of the page:
A Comprehensive Look at Hormones and the Effects of Hormone Replacement

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Hi Terri Yes men can benefit from progesterone. The dose ranges from 20mg/day to 200mg/day. It's critical to the production of sperm, influences spermiogenesis, sperm capacitation/acrosome reaction and testosterone biosynthesis. Progesterone inhibits 5-alpha reductase, the enzyme which converts testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, a safer alternative to the drug finisteride. Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1993;36(4):234-8. Progesterone reduces sympathetic tone without changing blood pressure or fluid balance in men. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8300009&dopt=Citation Fertil Steril. 1999 Nov;72(5):817-22. Serum ionized magnesium and calcium and sex hormones in healthy young men: importance of serum progesterone level. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=10560984&dopt=Citation The Aging Male , Volume 7, Issue 3September 2004 , pages 236 - 257 Progesterone: the forgotten hormone in men? http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a713634215~db=all International Urology and Nephrology Issue Volume 24, Number 2 / March, 1992 In vitro study of rat prostate 5alpha-reductase activity and its inhibition http://www.springerlink.com/content/b10r924361538473/ A Comprehensive Look at Hormones and the Effects of Hormone Replacement Pamela Smith, M.D., MPH Director of the Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Functional Medicine Original in pdf, no web address available. Paste the following into Google and the full paper will appear at the top of the page: A Comprehensive Look at Hormones and the Effects of Hormone Replacement

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