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Can You Use TOO Much Progesterone?

PMDD: The Tragedy of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

By Carol Petersen RPh, CNP Too much progesterone, how much is too much? During the last trimester of pregnancy, women can reach levels of progesterone in the serum as high as 200-300 ng/ml and more. During the luteal phase, getting to a level of 20 to 30 ng/ml is usual. Most women feel amazing during …

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What Is At Stake In The FDA’s Action Against HRT

HRT Tablets Associated With Increased Risk Of Blood Clots

We’ve been telling you for a while now about the FDA’s attack on individualized bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, particularly the threat to estriol. To recap where we are: estriol and other bioidentical hormones have been nominated to the FDA’s Demonstrably Difficult to Compound List; items that appear on the list when it is final will …

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