Study proves relief of menopausal symptoms

A well-designed new study of women using progesterone cream has added greatly to the mounting evidence that natural hormones work as advertised.

Nearly every day we receive e-mails from women who ask what to tell their doctor when he or she demands studies proving that natural hormones are safe and effective. Granted, using natural hormones as recommended by Dr. Lee mimics closely what the body would do naturally, and granted there are hundreds of physicians happily using natural hormones safely and effectively, but it?s always good to have studies to point to.

We do have the studies of Helene Leonetti, M.D. showing that progesterone cream reduces hot flashes, and that it protects the uterus from the effects of estrogen. In Issue 4 of the Hopkins Health Watch, I told you about what?s being called the ?Bassett Healthcare Study,? led by researcher Anne Hermann, M.D., which showed beyond a shadow of a doubt that progesterone cream is very well absorbed and utilized by the body. Ironically, this study is now being used as a justification for making progesterone cream a prescription item because (surprise surprise) it really works!

Now we have a newly published study from researchers at the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at The University of Texas at Tyler, led by Kenna Stephenson, M.D., which clearly shows that 30 women using 20 mg of progesterone daily, in a cream, had relief of their menopausal symptoms and didn?t have the side effects associated with the progestins such as Provera. The study was published in the November issue of Blood: The Journal of The American Society of Hematology.

According to a press release published on