Which Progesterone Is Best For Me?
Print PageIf one Googles “natural progesterone cream” or “progesterone gel” there are dozens of products claiming to be the “best” and “authentic” natural progesterone creams or gel. Just how does a woman determine which product is most suited to her requirements? The following is an outline of basic manufacturing processes to help you decide. The three quality standards of natural progesterone cream are:
- Pharmaceutical Grade: The manufacturer operates to international standards of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP). GMP means all production processes are standardized and controlled from the time the raw material is procured through to the expiry date printing on the finished product. The Australian government, like the U.S. and European regulators, enforces rigid government controls on the manufacturing facility and its equipment, processes, and packaging. ProFeme® natural progesterone creams are guaranteed stable, effective, and potent. The final product has detailed documentation and is backed by clinical trials that substantiate its therapeutic claims.
- Cosmetic Grade: This is the quality sold over-the-counter in drug, department and grocery stores. Cosmetic grade products are 70% pure. Often, brand-names have exactly the same ingredients as generics, just with a different label. Cosmetic grade products are allowed a high bacterial content, so their shelf-life is very limited (usually 3 to 6 months). Cosmetic manufacturers are not required to register their products with the government because cosmetic products do not require clinical trials to prove their worth.
- Compounded Product: Natural health products from pharmacists, herbalists, homeopaths, naturopaths, and practitioners of traditional Indian and Chinese medicines are compounded. This means the product is tailored to the patient’s individual needs in the delivery system most desired. Pharmacists compound drugs that are not commercially available, or in a different strength than that readily available. A compounded product may be needed to make a drug palatable. A compounded product may be needed if the patient reacts to dyes, preservatives, and allergens found in commercial products. Compounded products do not undergo any form of production control, concentration, impurity, stability or efficacy testing. Safe shelf-life is usually extremely short, if at all known. Compounded items are time-consuming to make, so generally they are more expensive.
The only pharmaceutical grade natural progesterone creams for women available worldwide are ProFeme® 3.2% and 10% creams from Lawley Pharmaceuticals, Australia.
ProFeme® progesterone creams are specifically targeted for use in women with declined or lowered serum progesterone levels due to genetic disorders, surgical or chemical interventions, under-production by the ovaries or ageing. Low progesterone in women is associated with PMS, miscarriage, breast changes, uterine changes, fatigue, lethargy, depression, irritability and mood changes.
Applied topically to the skin, ProFeme® Progesterone creams for women are the world’s only clinically trialled and tested pharmaceutical grade progesterone creams using natural bio-identical progesterone. ProFeme® progesterone creams are listed with the Australian government (AUST L 95334 / L 70886).