Anyone knowledgeable about progesterone cream use?

[OneGrassRoot]

I used organic yam-based progesterone cream about 10 years ago when I went through a mammogram scare (it went *poof* by the time I got to the surgeon, after six months of prolonged hell), and it really leveled off PMS symptoms.

I'm 45 and, while I don't have specific menopausal symptoms, I do have symptoms common to so many of us (fatigue, etc.), and the PMS symptoms seem to be intensifying. No hot flashes or change in menses as far as flow or regularity.

So, for the PMS symptoms I'm using the progesterone cream again -- just a dab each day -- and after one week of use I'm spotting.

That may or may not be normal, but I'd appreciate any feedback you ladies may have about progesterone cream use. I'm not on any other hormonal therapy or birth control, btw, so that's not a factor here.

I've emailed the naturopath where I got the cream, but there's too much conflicting information on Google, so I'm going to stop reading about it. LOL.

I don't have insurance, so getting a barrage of lab tests and everything else that a simple doctor's visit would entail isn't doable. I'd rather just stop the cream since I wasn't having any huge problems.

ut, if this is part of the normal process of the hormones leveling off, I'd rather continue with it. That's the kind of feedback I hope you can help with from experience.

Thanks much!

:)