In the 'Supplements And Medications' section of our in-depth questionnaire we ask the following question about how much progesterone cream you are using (female):
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How much progesterone cream are you using per day? You may need to look on the jar to figure out how many milligrams you are using.
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Your answer |
...indicates |
...and suggests |
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"None / don't know" |
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"Don't know - using standard dose of OTC product" |
On low dose progesterone |
A risk factor |
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"5-30mg per day" |
On low dose progesterone |
A risk factor |
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"31-100mg per day or more than directions call for" |
On moderate dose progesterone |
A risk factor |
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"Over 100mg per day" |
On high dose progesterone |
A risk factor |
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Your answer will affect the likelihoods of the conditions below.
Any answers in green reduce the likelihood of the condition.
GLOSSARY
Milligram (mg, Milligrams)
0.001 or a thousandth of a gram.
Progesterone
This is the hormone secreted after ovulation by the corpus luteum. It is a steroid (similar to a cholesterol), enters receptive cells to stimulate their growth, and acts as an anabolic agent. Estrogen should be viewed as the primary coat underneath all the cycles during a woman's reproductive years, with progesterone, its antagonist, surging for ten or twelve days in ovulatory months. Most of the actions of progesterone cannot occur without estrogen having previously induced the growth of progesterone-receptive binding sites.
Last updated: May 10, 2007
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