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How are you recommending dosing for micronized progesterone? This is from Jennifer,

nightly or dosing differently in follicular phase versus ludial phase. So the answer is

it depends. Number one, micronized progesterone is the generic formulation that is immediate release.

It is manufactured in peanut oil, so you have a peanut allergy. You can't take that. But it works like

you take it and it starts working right away. I think that if you're in perimenopause, it depends.

Some women just need it the week before their menstrual cycle.

Some people need it the week, two weeks before their menstrual cycle.

So that's the ludial phase.

The hallmark of the beginning of perimenopause is less circulating progesterum because

your ovaries are getting ready to go into retirement.

Remember, I just talked about the eggs.

Our egg reserve just starts to precipitate and drop off.

So when we talk about progesterone therapy, for some women, they really need progesterone

therapy two weeks of their cycle.

Some women eat it one week of their cycle. The farther you get

into perimenopause, you may need it throughout your cycle. Obviously, women in menopause benefit

from taking it typically six days a week or having three to four days off a month, however you

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