Amount of Progesterone Cream to Use

Diamond Horse · 01-02-2003, 06:41 PM

I started using 1/2 tsp. of natural progesterone cream 2x/day (AIM brand) last month. I have somewhat regular AF (35-50 days) but I'm not ovulating at all. I was hoping that the cream would help me to ovulate. AF came within 5 days of starting the cream. It was weird because I had a moderate flow AF for 7 days, then it stopped for a day, then I spotted off and on for 1 1/2 weeks, then AF came again, at the time that I normally would've started without the cream. I couldn't figure that one out. So I basically had AF for almost 3 weeks. Anyway, on the 1/2 tsp. 2x/day, I was having some symptoms that are listed as when you are using too much (a feeling of euphoria, sleepy, etc.) so I reduced to 1/8 tsp. 1x/day when I started it this cycle. Now, I can't even tell that I'm using it (I'm on day 7 of the cream - 2nd cycle) so I'm thinking that I'm not using enough now.

Help! How do you know how much cream to use?

Thanks,
Michele

Torie · 01-02-2003, 06:44 PM

Is that how much the label said to use? All the ones I've heard of say to use 1/4 Tsp. I used that and it worked great. I felt a little sick but AF came and it was worth it!

scarletakb · 01-02-2003, 07:36 PM

I dont' believe that natural progesterone cream is effective at getting you to ovulate.. it is a "post ovulatory treatment".. used to maintain a pregnancy, or to build up progesterone in a non ovulatory cyle so that you can have a period...

I think there are herbs out there that might be more affective for you.. like Vitex, black Cohosh(sp??) and Dong Quai....

Coniela · 01-03-2003, 01:07 AM

I believe as scarletakb.
NPC won't make you ovulate.

As far as how much cream to use. Usually, the cream are formulated with 1000 mg or 1 G of Wild Yam in 60 cc or 2 oz and the recommended dose is 20 mg twice a day wich is the equivalent of 1/4 of a tea spoon for 14 days or 21 if you want to use it as a contraception method (but we usually don't need that do we?!)