Why did my Doctor tell me I don't need progesterone after my hysterectomy?

That's a very good question!  One can only guess, but a little history of hormone supplementation provides a few clues. At one time, estrogen was given freely without the use of progesterone to balance it. Then it was realized that unopposed estrogen promoted cancer in women with a uterus so, since the pharmaceutical industry needed to add progesterone to balance the estrogen, they patented a synthetic progestin to be given with estrogen. The results of the WHI study tell the rest of the story....synthetic progestins added to estrogen increased the risks of heart attack, stroke and blood clots. For full information on the findings of this study see report on it on the NIH website.
So now, the direction seems to be to give just estrogen to women who have had their uterus removed. This thinking overlooks that fact that you can still develop breast cancer and ovarian cancer, and that the risks of heart attack, senilty, stoke and blood clots still remain with the use of synthetic (patented) estrogen. (if you doubt this, just listen closely to the warnings required by law on the TV ads for estrogen). According to Dr. Lee, the only safe form of estrogen supplementation is natural estriol along with natural progesterone.

What about the Wiley Protocol that uses large doses of hormones with elaborate cycling to restore the menses in post menopausal women?
 We cannot comment on that, but Virginia Hopkins (Dr. Lee's co-author) gives a good reasonable answer in her newsletter here. (Be sure to come back to this page after reading her comments)

Is it either beneficial or harmful to use bioidentical homones if I am concerned about heart disease?
 Once again, Virginia Hopkins has an excellent article on that in her newsletter. It is reporting on a study done on the effect to the heart by using Bioidentical hormones. Click here
 

Links:
Official Site for Dr. John Lee
National Institute of Health Report on WHI Study
Questions & Answers about BNHs & how to use

Progesterone Creme: According to leading authorities, including Dr. John Lee, women begin losing the ability to produce adequate progesterone in their 30's. For this reason, they often become estrogen dominant, leading to many undesirable symptoms, including certain cancers. Combined with this, is the problem of "environmental estrogens"  Dr Lee refers to these as xenoestrogens. They are pesticides and other toxic chemicals used in the environment that are estrogenic in nature, that is; the body identifies them as estrogen and allows them to attach to estrogen receptor sites in the breast, and other areas. Since they are carcinogenic, they are a cause of many cancers and other undesirable health problems.
  Progesterone helps to balance the condition known as estrogen dominance. Progesterone keeps estrogen in the proper balance for health.
  For this reason, Progesterone is the first hormone a woman should consider supplementing and should always be used whenever you use either estrogen or testosterone supplementation.

 Estriol Creme: Women usually do not need to supplement estrogen until well after menopause because, even though they lose the ability to produce progesterone, they are able to continue producing estrogen for several years. Progesterone alone will usually control hot flashes and other symtoms of menopause quite well. If, after a few years, you notice hot flashes or night sweats returning or have vaginal dryness or bone loss, it is an indication you may need to now begin supplemental estrogen. According to Dr. Lee, the only safe form of estrogen is estriol.

Testosterone Creme:
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