How Do I Use Natural Hormone Cream?
Print PageThe aim of natural hormone replacement therapy is to mimic your body’s normal natural hormone production as much as possible. ProFeme® dose applicators are marked in unit doses. You must tailor the strength, amount and the number of days you apply the cream to your individual requirements. Your doctor may alter the dose recommended in the directions on the product insert.
Women’s hormonal cycles are more complex than the hormone profile of men. ProFeme® 3.2% progesterone cream is prescribed to control the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, menopause, and perimenopause. ProFeme® 10% treats simple endometrial hyperplasia (not more complex forms), endometriosis, infertility and postnatal depression. The usual dose for treating simple endometrial hyperplasia is two units (50mg progesterone) ProFeme® 10% progesterone cream used once daily from day 12-26 of the cycle and review of endometrial thickness via ultrasound after 3 cycles of treatment.
ProFeme® Prescribing Information and Consumer Medicine Information can be downloaded from http://www.hormonesolutions.com.au.
ProFeme® can be an appropriate adjunct therapy for other progesterone-deficiency conditions, like surgical menopause from hysterectomy, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids, estrogen-dependent malignancies, and fibrocystic breasts. If you have had a hysterectomy, the doctor may prescribe estrogen only for menopausal symptoms. This estrogen needs to be supported with natural progesterone to prevent possible estrogen dominance.
Alternatively, you or your doctor may alter your dose to achieve a crescendo effect 4 or 5 days prior to your menstruation. Your doctor may tell you to start with half a unit and step up the dose over the course of three months, depending on your symptoms.