How to Use Natural Progesterone Before You Ovulate
- 1). Note the first day of menstruation, and count five days ahead. That's when you should begin treatment.
- 2). Measure your daily dosage based on the progesterone content of your cream. For a formulation that is 1.6 percent progesterone by weight (3 percent by volume), just under a quarter of a teaspoon will contain the target amount. To suspend ovulation, 15 to 20 mg is ideal.
- 3). Apply the cream to your neck, chest or inner arm for best results. Those are places on the skin where progesterone will absorb most effectively.
- 4). Continue applying the cream from days 5 through 25 of your menstrual cycle.
- 5). Keep up the treatment for two to three months, and then stop. The idea is that, within your next cycle or two, your ovarian follicles will be running in high gear to make up for lost time -- and you'll be more likely to conceive.
