Can progesterone help relieve menopause symptoms?

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Can progesterone help relieve menopause symptoms? Can’t lose weight on a ketogenic diet? And could keto help with neurodegenerative conditions? Get the answer to these questions in this week’s Q&A with fertility specialist Dr. Fox: Can progesterone help relieve menopause symptoms? I am 60. I had a partial hysterectomy at age 29. I suffered from migraines from age 18 to 50. They stopped when I began topical progesterone. Later, I was given topical estrogen cream, but it didn’t help the hot flashes at all. You don’t recommend progesterone, but what if the saliva tests show I am low in it? 1. Do I go by saliva tests or not? 2. How can I stop these hot flashes and night sweats? Thank you, Bobbie   Dr. Fox: Good questions, Bobbie. Progesterone is not needed except to prepare the uterus for pregnancy. It is absent in menopause and in the first two weeks of every cycle during the reproductive years. If it was necessary women would really be in trouble. If I measure...
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