Menopause (Osteoporosis)

Transdermal Progesterone Cream Provides Partial Benefits

Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 13th, 1999

Though transdermal progesterone cream relieves vasomotor symptoms related to menopause, such as hot flashes, it may not protect women against bone density loss.

Transdermal progesterone cream has gained popularity as an HRT alternative because it has an organic origin and few side effects. Because previous studies (Prior et al., Endocrin Review, 1990;11:386-398; and others) suggested transdermal progesterone cream may have an influence on bone mineral density as well as vasomotor benefits, Helene B. Leonetti, MD, of St. Luke's Hospital, Pennsylvania, and associates investigated these properties in 80 postmenopausal women ("Transdermal Progesterone Cream for Vasomotor...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (1999-09-13)

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