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Progesterone and oral health during menopause

by Bev
(SA)

I am interested in finding out if there are any benefits from progesterone cream for oral health in menopause. The articles I have read mention synthetic progesterone, and of course there are many negative side effects.

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May 10, 2025
 Progesterone and oral health during menopause
by: Joy

Hi Bev

I am assuming you mean oral progesterone when you refer to oral health. All forms of oral progesterone are not the best Delivery Method, as around 96% gets destroyed by the gut and liver. Suppositories and injections are very effective, but progesterone cream is the preferred method.

There is no such thing as synthetic progesterone. Progesterone is natural. The same progesterone that our body produces. Progestin is synthetic and has many negative side effects.

You haven't given your age, but a missed period for 12 months puts you in Menopause. If you are still bleeding or spotting in any way, you would
be in Peri-Menopause.

Usually, between 100-200mg progesterone cream is recommended, using a good organic product such as Natpro, which was formulated over 30 years ago. More may be needed, it depends on how severe the symptoms are. Please read the How to Use Progesterone Cream and Estrogen Dominance pages.

A deficiency in Vitamin D3 will, as mentioned many times on the website, reduce the benefits of progesterone. D3 is connected to every single function cell in our bodies, making it vital. Cofactors are needed.

Take care.
May 13, 2025
 Clarification of my original question
by: Anonymous

Thanks Joy.

I think our wires are a bit crossed. I wanted to ask if using a progesterone cream (not taken orally) could help with teeth and gum (oral) health. The articles I read refer to the synthetic progestins as progesterone and therefore it was impossible to get an answer, because I knew that they were not referring to the bio identical progesterone cream that I am using, but rather to the synthetic progestins that they call progesterone.

I hope my question makes more sense now.
May 13, 2025
 Clarification of my original question
by: Joy

Hi Bev

Ah, thanks for clearing that up.

Wray answered a similar question a few years ago, perhaps it will help you see here.

As the health benefits of progesterone are great, I see no reason why you shouldn't try using natural progesterone cream and see how you get on with that.

Best of luck.

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