Progesterone levels will be low at this point once your periods have ceased.

The rollar coaster lead up to this event may have left you a little weary, your body has been preparing itself for the  last few years, you may not have even noticed you have reached menopause or you may have had to deal with the horrible night sweats, hot flushes, loss of bone density and irregular/heavy periods to name a few.

Whatever your journey it is never too late to start using progesterone cream, even when your periods stop your progesterone levels will be low as your body has been preparing for this event for some time and it is likely estrogen will become the dominant hormone.

The use of progesterone cream used on days 5-28 at the correct doseage can maintain a balance/working harmony between the two hormones for the rest of your life.

Symptoms tend to include all those of estrogen dominance, as your  progesterone levels start to decline as we age.

Cold/hands and feet, sudden weight gain, very heavy or light periods, foggy thinking, memory loss, lack of libido(sex drive) bleeding between periods, fatigue,  PMS, anxiety, depression, PND, difficulty getting pregnant or carrying a baby to full term, endometriosis, fibroids and  lumpy/droopy breasts to name a few.

Correct doseage of progesterone cream has been shown to dramatically reduce these symptoms, 20mg progesterone twice a day from day 12-28 will ease your journey through to menopause.

In Dr John’s Lees book ‘What the Doctor may not tell you are pre menopause’  he states that checking saliva levels either through this method or blood testing can show irregular amounts of hormones.

During your pre menopausal phase your hormones are in a constant state of change.

A hormone could read very low one day then very high the next.

A saliva test should act as a guide only, it is best for YOU to gauge your hormonal changes and keep yourself in balance through the monitoring of your symptoms and when they tend to occur.

It is during this period that you need to make some lifestyle changes, such as increase the amount of excersise you do, lessen any stress, watch what you are eating,  keeping your hormones balanced is a lifetime challenge, but one you will not regret.

At this stage of your life not only would you expect your progesterone levels to be low but it is likely that you will be lacking in estrogen, testosterone and DHEA.

Besides regular use of progesterone cream it may be beneficial to add some DHEA/ estrogen or testosterone.

DHEA is the feel good hormone produced by your adrenal glands and works well in woman around the pre/peri/post menopausal phase when used with the progesterone/estrogen creams.

Peri menopause is the term used for the transition time between pre menopause and menopause.

In medical terms in means ‘around the time of menopause.’

A time of the dreaded and embarrassing hot flushes, night sweats, fluctuating libido and emotions, heavy or irregular bleeding, anxiety, insomnia, depression.

The use of progesterone cream will not stop menopause from happening but will ease the ghastly symptoms, as woman age progesterone levels decline significantly.

Woman who have had a full or partial hysterectomy will benefit from progesterone cream as even if the ovaries are left they tend to stop functioning one to three years after the hysterectomy.
Low dose estrogen may be included if the woman has had  full hysterectomy (ovaries removed) in conjunction with progesterone.