In a 1999 trial at St. Luke's Hospital in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, progesterone creams reduced or eliminated hot flashes in 83 percent of the healthy postmenopausal women tested, compared with only 19 percent of those who used placebo creams. Although studies are lacking, the WHMD Advisor 's chief medical consultant, David Edelberg, M.D., and other doctors at American WholeHealth clinics, report that many of their patients find progesterone creams effective for relieving such symptoms of PMS and menopause as well as mood swings and breast tenderness. Massage one quarter to half a teaspoon of cream onto the skin of the palms, belly, or shoulders twice a day. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
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