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Although at the time AIM presented Renewed Balance in a jar, the product is now presented in a pump, but remains the high quality cream it has always been.

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27 December 1997

To: AIM International, Inc. and all distributors of Renewed Balance

From: John R. Lee, MD

 

In my book, That Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, the dosage

recommendations (e.g. 1/4 tsp, etc.) refers to creams containing about

450-500 mg/ounce As you know, Renewed Balance contains 750 mg/ounce, or

approximately 50% more progesterone. Thus, the book's dosage recommendations

are not correct when Renewed Balance is used.

 

Because of this difference in progesterone concentration, Renewed Balance is

not listed on page 271 of the latest printing of my book which contains a

list of creams containing progesterone concentrations of 400-500 mg per

ounce.

 

However, as I have repeatedly stated, Renewed Balance is a good cream but

the amount of cream to be used to obtain the progesterone dosages (15-20

mg/day) I recommend for the usual female with progesterone deficiency should

be reduced proportionately.

 

For example, if a woman wished to use 20 mg of progesterone for 15 days per

month, her total monthly dose would be 300 mg. If this were obtained from a

cream containing 900 mg of progesterone per 2-ounce container, she would

need just 1/3 of a container each month. If Renewed Balance is used, this

same monthly progesterone dose would require only 1/5 of a jar.

(20 mg is 1/8th teaspoon of Renewed Balance)

 

If a postmenopausal woman wished to use 15 mg of progesterone per day for 25

days each month, her monthly dose would be 15 x 25 = 375 mg. This is exactly

1/4 of a jar of Renewed Balance. Thus, each jar would last for 4 months.

When used proportionately in this manner, Renewed Balance cream will

properly supply the recommended amount of progesterone as I describe in my

book.

 

John R. Lee, MD

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