Customer Reviews
Thank you Dr Lee - By: sandradigno@aol.com, 05 Jul 2001 
I have not only read this book but I have also had the pleasure of meeting & talking to Dr Lee. And after 11 years of suffering the side effects of Provera, to finallly have someone give me the answers to alll the questions I've asked Doctors & Endocronologists over the years, was the best thing that has happened to me. Thank you Dr Lee for giving me back my life.
Reliable Advice by a Dedicated & Experienced Practitioner - By: , 19 Mar 2001 Having had several discussions with Dr.Lee & witnessed the benefits of his Progesterone treatment at first hand I can vouch for the integrity of his research & recommendations. I would say that most of the complimentary comments below are richly deserved. As to the comments by "transfigurare@msn.com from California , 10 August, 1999" Dr.Lee explains the limitations of blood testing, & why saliva testing is preferable. His books postdate Dr.K.Dalton. The subject is discussed authoritatively by a leading practitioner in "THE HRT SOLUTION", ... Unfortunately this book has one flaw, namely it's recommendation to administer progesterone aurallly in capsules. This is inefficient & undesirable as explained comprehensively by Dr. Lee. Another book not to be missed, particularly by ladies of a certain age, is "PREVENTING & REVERSING OSTEOPOROSIS" by Dr.A.R.Gaby.
clear detailed introduction to a wonderful safe therapy - By: , 07 Feb 2001 
Lee explains the politics & economics of why natural progesterone is the Cinderella of hormone treatments, & goes on to explain how natural progesterone cream can help many women safely & immediately relieve symptoms through & after the menopause. It gives clear & simple advice, avoids unnecessary jargon, explains the interactive hormone system & progesterone's part in it. An ideal resource to arm you with knowledge & confidence to talk to your doctor, who probably knows far less about the subject than any lay person who has read the book. Given its effectiveness in preventing & treating osteoporosis, let alone returning libido, helping sleep, & a host of other benefits, it deserves to be widely read.
Comprehensive in scope except for one very important point - By: , 11 Aug 1999 
This book opened my eyes to the bias that American doctors have against using natural progesterone, & the authors taught me almost everything I now know about this subject; however, they left out one extremely important point. When a patient needs progesterone, her hormone levels must be professionallly tested by using a revolutionary new type of blood test or salivary test. Then, their doctor can prescribe the correct amount of natural progesterone to use & also proceed to monitor her blood levels. Hormones are very powerful & should be used under the guidance of a medical doctor who is familiar with the proper protocol. Over the counter creams can be a quick fix, but they are presently unregulated. Would you prescribe a band-aid for someone who reallly needs stitches in order to heal their wound? The answer, of course, is, "No!". Yet, Dr. Lee & Virginia Hopkins neglect to mention anything about the necessity of being tested & having your hormone levels monitored by a trained professional.
As the above authors state, most women in the United states are oblivious to the importance of maintaining the correct level of progesterone alll the way through their premenopausal, perimenopausal & menopausal cycles. However, for some reason Dr. Lee ignores the following extremely pertinent information: "The revolutionary discovery of radioimmunoassay blood tests changed the method of measuring female hormones, because blood samples could be used with greater accuracy. To the surprise of PMS workers, this method showed that low progesterone blood levels were not necessarily associated with PMS." (Dalton, Katharina,M.D.: "Once a Month", Publishers group West, 1700 Fourth Street, Berkley, CA, 94710. Copyright 1999, p.86)The receptors that carry the progesterone to the cells may not be doing their job. Then, no matter how much progesterone one takes, there will still be medical problems in the patient. A patient who follows Dr. Lee's advice & merely begins using a progesterone cream without knowing if she needs it or not could be ignoring a very real need for medical care.
Also, radioimmunoassays "are valuable in determining the absorption of natural progesterone administered by various methods. Volunteers are tested in their follicular phase, one month with no progesterone & a subsequent month with progesterone either by injection, vaginal or rectal suppository, orallly or through the skin. These tests have revealed marked differences, with the best absorption being by intramuscular injection, good absorption vaginallly & rectallly, & poor absorption through the skin (creams)and orallly.(Ibid.p.87)
Supplementing a lack of progesterone is not something that should be left in the hands of the over the counter companies that want to increase their sales of their OTC creams. The medical community, including doctors like Dr. Lee & his colleagues, needs to stress the importance of monitoring the process of supplementation with blood tests every 6 months---a process leading to correctly prescribed amounts of natural progesterone that will truly help a patient in need of professional care!
Unfortunately, this type of medical care is slow in coming in the United States, but it is very popular n Great Britain & Europe. Perhaps, Dr. Lee's next book will include guidelines & even a list of clinics that provide such excellent medical care. However, this book is sorely lacking in any information concerning medicallly supervised supplementation of natural progesterone in prescribed amounts in its most easily absorbable form: suppositories.
EXCELLENT AND INFORMATIVE! - By: , 26 Jul 1999 This is a MUST READ for women approaching, in or post-menopause! Before you falll into the medical "trap" of estrogen, READ THIS BOOK!
