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Herbal Progesterone Cream
QUESTION: Can women diagnosed with a progesterone-receptor-positive breast tumor use natural progesterone creams and supplements?
ANSWER: The safety of taking progesterone creams and supplements with or without progesterone receptors (but particularly with progesterone receptors present) is unknown. Sometimes even a little hormone can cause problems, including stimulation of breast tissue; whereas a higher dose may be even therapeutic. In other situations, it's the other way around. Very...
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Serum progesterone
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Serum progesterone is a test to measure the amount of progesterone in the blood. Progesterone is a hormone produced mainly in the ovaries.In women,... Read more »
17-OH progesterone
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
17-OH progesterone is a blood test that measures the amount of 17-OH progesterone, a hormone produced by the adrenal glands and gonads.Alternative... Read more »
Progesterone won't shield women from Alzheimer's
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Survey: Most women not satisfied with progesterone treatment
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Sex After Breast Cancer Treatment: Testosterone Cream Not Eff...
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