The following symptoms and diseases respond to progesterone therapy, if they are hormone related. It is important to remember that progesterone is not a drug, it is a hormone vital to our well being.

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Vaginal thinning, dryness and itching

The Pill often causes inflammation because it suppresses normal hormone production, in particular progesterone, which is an amazing anti-inflammatory. Post menopausal vaginal thinning and dryness responds to progesterone therapy but may take some time. Candida and other infections occur with greater frequency after menopause because of changes in the vagina.

Prevention : 20mg/day of progesterone effectively helps the above symptoms. As an initial lubricant a progesterone cream inserted into the vagina is very soothing. In fact some women have found it of such benefit during intercourse that they prefer to use it in preference to a patent lubricant. To protect against invasion by pathogens, some authorities suggest that a capsule of L. acidophilus be inserted into the vagina. This is one of the beneficial bacteria that lives there. If candida is present then a course of L. acidophilus and B. bifidum should be taken until it goes.

Varicose veins

When veins become varicose they are abnormally dilated and the valves inside do not work, possibly because of thinning of the vein walls. They occur more often in women than men, maybe as a result of excess oestrogen, as they are first seen in the premenstruum and thereafter might be painful at this time due to water retention. Oestrogen also accelerates the aging of collagen, weakening the walls of the veins. Varicose veins which occur in pregnancy are the result of the foetus pressing on the veins in the uterus. Piles are a form of varicose vein.

Prevention : 20mg/day of progesterone helps the pain of varicose veins to subside, but they do not go. Using the cream possibly prevents more from forming. Rubbing a progesterone cream directly on to piles has caused them to disappear. In pregnancy varicose veins have been known to go with vitamin E supplements. Any supplement which improves the health of veins should be used (see heart disease).