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Progesterone cream?
I've been reading about progesterone cream and how it can help with cystic acne. Fom what I can tell it helps with estrogen dominance and balances out hormones somehow. Has anyone ever heard of this? What do you think?
I have been battling horrible acne for the last 6 months and I am at my wits end. I'm willing to try anything at this point but I don't want to put extra hormones in my body and make the problem worse either.
Re: Progesterone cream?
Southeastern Cycling
My Nest Bio and Cycling Advice
If you suspect a hormonal imbalance, it's rarely a good solution to supplement with one assuming your body parts are all in place and functioning (ie, not type 1 diabetic, you have you thyroid gland, ovaries, etc.); hormone production is complex and most (all?) are interdependent. There are lifestyle modifications you can make to try and set things straight.
Eliminate soy and soy-derived foods because of the phytoestrogen content. Apparently flax and sesame seed falls into this category as well.
Eliminate sugar and rapidly digestible starches ("white foods" like bread, rice, potatoes). Fruit is a better choice for sweets because the fiber content slows the sugar absorption. The idea behind this is to prevent spikes in insulin production.
I frequently see dairy as a target for elimination with acne issues. I'm not sure of the reason exactly - maybe the insulinogenic effect plain milk has, especially lower fat/skim? Or the hormones present in dairy? Butter and cream, being mostly fat, are probably the least problematic in this category.
Make sure you're getting adequate, quality sleep. Get sunlight during the day if possible. Get in at least a minimum amount of exercise every day, like a half-hour brisk walk.
GL! If the above doesn't help at least it can't hurt.
Personally I'd rather go to the doctor. I had horrible cystic acne and as much as I didn't want to I finally gave in to acutane and truthfully the side effects suck but it's made a world of difference. I was on it for 6 months and previous to that we tried all other creams/pills but nothing worked. It's a very powerful drug though.
Thank you everyone for all the advice. I really appreciate it!
I have changed my diet over the last foods months, eliminated dairy, although i slip up from time to time. I am working on total elimination of dairy. I've turned to only whole grains also. Doing these things have allowed me to lose about 10 lbs since January and get healthier and I feel great, but I haven't seen the improvement in my skin that I was hoping for. Maybe I just need to give it more time... I started to eliminate gluten this week also, I'm interested to see if this will have any effect.
I checked into some dermatologists in my area and what my insurance will cover ... I am on a 6 month waiting list though :-( sheesh! So until I can get into the dermatologist, I'm going to try to see an esthetician.
I think it would be great to get a blood panel done to see how my hormones look overall, this is great advice. Would call my primary care physician for this or would it be better to call my gyno since its about hormones? I take really good care of my skin and definitely suspect that there's something internal that needs addressed, I'd like to figure out the problem and treat that - not just put some cream on my skin and treat the symptoms (does that make sense)
Thanks you ladies so much!
Southeastern Cycling
My Nest Bio and Cycling Advice