S2 Ep80: WHEN PROGESTERONE is a PROBLEM

Your progesterone questions…Answered! If estrogen is the good witch, for a lot of women, progesterone is the bad witch that causes bloating, weight gain, and moodiness. Some types of progestogens may also increase the risk of breast cancer. In this episode, I am going to go through the good, the bad, and all the options when it comes to protecting your uterus when using systemic estrogen therapy. And since I get so many questions about progesterone, I included them all. In this episode, I cover o Why a progestogen is prescribed when a woman takes estrogen post menopause o The difference between a Progesterone, a Progestin, and a Progestogen o FDA Approved stand-alone progestogens § Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Provera™) § Micronized Progesterne (Prometrium™) o FDA Approved ORAL Progestogens combined with estrogen o FDA Approved TRANSDERMAL Progestogens combined with estrogen o BAZODOXIFENE -The only FDA approved non-progestogen to protect the uterine lining (and is back on the market!) o OFF-LABEL options used to substitute for progestogens. § Levonorgestrol IUD § The problem with taking unopposed estrogen § The problem with compounded transdermal progesterone § The problem with transvaginal progesterone For more information on this topic: Episode 31 The TRUTH About Hormone Therapy: Does it CAUSE or Does it PREVENT Breast Cancer? Episode 35 Compounding Hormones: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Episode 51- Transdermal versus Oral Estrogen- What's the Difference? Hot Flash Hell : A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina - A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society. Sign up to receive DR. STREICHER’S FREE NEWSLETTER Dr. Streicher is the medical correspondent for Chicago’s top-rated news program, the WGN Morning News , and has been seen on The Today Show , Good Morning America , The Oprah Winfrey Show , CNN, NPR, Dr. Radio, Nightline, Fox and Friends, The Steve Harvey Show, CBS This Morning, ABC News Now, NBCNightlyNews,20/20 , and World News Tonight . She is an expert source for many magazines and serves on the medical advisory board of The Kinsey Institute, Self Magazine, and Prevention Magazine. She writes a regular column for The Ethel by AARP and Prevention Magazine. DrStreicher.com Instagram @DrStreich Twitter @DrStreicher Facebook @DrStreicher YouTube DrStreicherTV Books by Lauren Streicher, MD Slip Sliding Away: Turning Back the Clock on Your Vagina - A gynecologist’s guide to eliminating post-menopause dryness and pain Hot Flash Hell : A Gynecologist's Guide to Turning Down the Heat Sex Rx - Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever The Essential Guide to Hysterectomy