Menopause - Using Natural Progesterone Cream to Treat Menopause Symptoms

Natural progesterone cream is one of the ways to treat menopause symptoms that available without prescription in skin creams of various strengths, including none at all in some! However, the most often used non-prescription progesterone cream like Pro-Gest contains 450 mg progesterone per ounce, which is the same amount that found in custom-made prescription creams. The reason for using a natural progesterone cream is to help normalize the progesterone levels and to balance the excess estrogen which produced by a woman's body during menopausal stage.

Recently, some studies have shown that the progesterone can be used for relief the mild hot flashes during perimenopause and menopause. However, it isn't a safe choice for protecting the uterus if you are using estrogen therapy in treating the symptoms of menopause. The reason is that it isn't enough to absorb into the bloodstream when applying the cream to the skin's surface. Some menopausal women claimed that natural progesterone cream was a much safer alternative than synthetic based hormone therapy in treating menopause symptoms. This is mainly because of it contains the same kind of progesterone, which is produced naturally by your body. This normally means that the natural option is assimilated by your body much easier and has far fewer negative effects during menopausal stage.

Natural progesterone cream is derived from the Mexican Wild Yam that has the same molecular makeup as the progesterone hormone that produced by your body. Therefore, this cream can actually help to balance your hormones and help to relief or even eliminate the worst symptom which you're likely to experience during menopause.

Since a good natural progesterone cream can help in balancing the hormones in your body, the progesterone side effects can reduce the risk of breast cancer and relief the symptoms of menopause and even PMS. Other health benefits by using this menopause treatment include:

* Helps your body use stored fat for energy.
* Helps prevent water retention.
* Is a natural anti depressant.
* Can increase libido.
* Has been shown to increase bone density and bone building.
* Can help balance blood sugar levels.
* Helps to control and reduce mood swings partly due to its anti depressant features.

Before you purchase the natural progesterone cream to treat your menopause symptoms, you should make sure that you don't overdo it or apply it too much. Whichever menopause treatment you decide to use for relieving the symptoms of menopause, always follow the instructions on how much to apply and how often to use during menopausal stage.