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Why do dr.s prescribe progesterone for pms, if progesterone is high during that time of your cycle?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Perhaps: you do not need it but you are the only one to tell us whether it helps

Answered 6/3/2015

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Can a pill that has more of progesterone and less of estrogen be used to treat estrogen dominant condition in a person with pcos who suffers from pms?

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I am 34. For 2 years my periods are shorter, worse PMS, worse ovulation symptoms, and a bad uterine fibroid. Could it be low progesterone balance?

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What would cause a very low luteal day 21 progesterone? I just got my results and it's 0.5 ng/dl. Above 30 is ovulatory. Does this mean no ovulation? I also have irregular cycles, awful PMS, spotting between periods. What are all potential causes?

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One off weird period.Spotting red for a week after with PMS type symptoms.Being tested for menopause & thyroid. Is this low progesterone.Not pregnant?

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I want to know if it is good to apply progesterone gel. This is for premenstrual syndrome, abdominal fat and estrogen dominance.

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