Progest Dosage

How to use Natural Progesterone

   Suggested Use: Pro-Gest® is best used according to your menstrual status.

   To apply, measure the cream into the palm of the hand, and rub into the inner arms, inner thighs, abdomen, or chest, rotating the areas where applied. Pro-Gest® is best applied twice daily. The following are general recommendations that should be confirmed or modified in concert with your health care provider. Please keep in mind these are general recommendations that may need to be adjusted for your specific situation.

Women in their reproductive years:
* Pro-Gest® is best used during the second half of the menstrual cycle, for the two weeks prior to menstruation. *
Days 1 (first day of bleeding) -13: do not use Pro-Gest®.
Days 14 - 21: use 1/4 teaspoon of Pro-Gest® twice a day.
Days 22-28: use 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of Pro-Gest® twice a day.

Women who are perimenopausal (still menstruating, with cycle changes):
Days 1 (first day of bleeding) - 7: do not use Pro-Gest®.
Days 8-21: use 1/4 teaspoon of Pro-Gest® twice a day.
Days 22-28: use 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of Pro-Gest® twice a day.

   If your period begins early, STOP using the Pro-Gest® while you are bleeding. Count the first day of bleeding as day one, and begin the cycle again. If your period is late, use the cream for up to 3 weeks (day 28 of your cycle), then take a week off. If your period has not started by the end of the week off, resume use of the cream as described above for days 8-28 or until your period starts. STOP the cream when your period begins. Count the first day of bleeding as day one of your cycle, and begin the cycle over again.

Women who are menopausal or post-menopausal (no longer menstruating):
* Choose a calendar day (e.g. first day of the month) as day one. *
Days 1-7: do not use Pro-Gest®.
Days 8-30 (or 31): use 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon of Pro-Gest® twice a day.
If needed, you may use up to 1/2 teaspoon of Pro-Gest® twice a day according to the same schedule.