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A member asked:

I have light brown spotting on and off through luteal phase. can i take progesterone supplement without prescription or is it unsafe?

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Not safe : Over the counter progesterones are not regulated by the FDA and the purity and potency are not assured. To be safe, see your doctor, be sure that a low progesterone ( i.e. Luteal phase defect) is the problem, and then you can safely begin a prescription progesterone. Best to be safe.

Answered 11/25/2014

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