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so I came across this article : https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/537795
it says progesterone cream/gel/oil etc doesent increase bone mass or keep your bones healthy which progesterone should do but since its topical according to the article it wont help.. but the pills do.
I also came across this http://www.virginiahopkinstestkits.com/progesterone_cream_or_pill.html
from this article a quote ´´Many doctors have found that a progesterone pill can be more effective than the cream for treating insomnia and catamenial epilepsy (seizures related to the menstrual cycle). This is because the metabolite allopregnanolone, created in large amounts when progesterone is processed in the liver, stimulates GABA receptors in the brain, which promotes relaxation and helps balance the nervous system.´´
So that means progesterone cream is not as good in activating the GABA receptors as the pills are?
This makes me wonder what else benefit are we not getting by taking topical progesterone... is there any truth to the two articles I linked ?
check these links out
https://clearwoman.com/natural-progesterone/oral-vs-topical-vs-vaginal-vs-rectal/
https://bioidenticalhormoneexperts.com/progesterone-cream-vs-capsule-which-is-right-for-me/
it says progesterone cream/gel/oil etc doesent increase bone mass or keep your bones healthy which progesterone should do but since its topical according to the article it wont help.. but the pills do.
I also came across this http://www.virginiahopkinstestkits.com/progesterone_cream_or_pill.html
from this article a quote ´´Many doctors have found that a progesterone pill can be more effective than the cream for treating insomnia and catamenial epilepsy (seizures related to the menstrual cycle). This is because the metabolite allopregnanolone, created in large amounts when progesterone is processed in the liver, stimulates GABA receptors in the brain, which promotes relaxation and helps balance the nervous system.´´
So that means progesterone cream is not as good in activating the GABA receptors as the pills are?
This makes me wonder what else benefit are we not getting by taking topical progesterone... is there any truth to the two articles I linked ?
check these links out
https://clearwoman.com/natural-progesterone/oral-vs-topical-vs-vaginal-vs-rectal/
https://bioidenticalhormoneexperts.com/progesterone-cream-vs-capsule-which-is-right-for-me/
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