When Should A Woman Take Progesterone? | PYHP 118
Listener\u2019s Question:\xa0Hello, recently my Nurse Practitioner recommended that I should start taking progesterone because she mentioned that I was estrogen dominant. I don\u2019t have any real symptoms, so just want to make sure if I even need to take the progesterone. Thanks.\nShort Answer: If you don\u2019t have any direct symptoms, then progesterone would not be necessary. We prescribe progesterone to women of all ages, but usually, they have a symptom profile that justifies the prescription. It is not likely for a woman to be truly estrogen dominant without any noticeable symptoms (fibroids, endometriosis, heavy bleeding, etc).\nIf a cycling woman does her blood work around day 12 of her cycle. The estradiol will be higher, and the progesterone level will typically be less than one (