Is The Progesterone Cream for the Menstrual Cramps Being Absorbed By The Body?
Progesterone cream initially travels through the body on the body’s fatty blood components such as the chylomicrons (oil droplets in the blood) and red blood cell membranes. As a result, BLOOD serum level tests for the first 2-3 months will be zero, even though the body is receiving adequate amounts of progesterone. A saliva test that measures the active component of progesterone will accurately measure progesterone levels in the body. A saliva progesterone test is inexpensive, convenient and accurate. The saliva test is recommended by the World Health Organization or WHO. I have found that it is only clinically useful to measure saliva progesterone levels when absorption through the skin is being questioned. The patient uses Natural Progesterone but feels NO DIFFERENCE (less than 1% of all patients).
