Naprotechnology medical treatment involves prescription of medication to minimize symptoms in co-operation with your menstrual cycle. This is only prescribed once the hormone deficiency is confirmed. The key to treating PMS is to start treatment once you have ovulated.

 

The fundamental treatment is to provide natural progesterone support during the pre-menstrual phase of the cycle. This is done by providing Co-operative Replacement Progesterone Therapy (CPRT). Before any treatment is prescribed, a thorough hormone evaluation of the post-ovulatory phase is essential.

 

The ovary releases the hormone progesterone after ovulation has occurred. In the past, progesterone support was started on a given day in an average cycle, but because of the fact that every woman’s cycle is different and can vary from month to month, starting support on a standard day is inappropriate most of the time as this usually does not co-inside accurately with the ovulation event.

 

Using CPRT, the precise time of ovulation is identified and therefore support is able to be started at the correctly targeted time. In this way, treatment may start on a different day to correspond exactly with an individual woman’s cycle. If progesterone support is not given at the correct time in the menstrual cycle, it simply does not work.

Timed blood tests for progesterone and Oestradiol 17 beta are critical to evaluate and treat for a hormonal basis to PMS. The improvement can make a dramatic difference in cases of severe PMS that previously compromised the woman’s lifestyle.

 

It is important to also note that Pre-menstrual Symptoms which last for more than four days each cycle may also indicate that a woman has an increased risk of miscarriage, should she be trying to conceive. This requires evaluation and treatment with the Creighton Model and NaproTechnology.

Treatment is often continued for 6-12 months after which time, many women no longer require medication.

Through a series of approximately 4 Follow-Up sessions with a qualified FertilityCare™ Practitioner, a woman is taught to how to track her menstrual cycle using the Creighton Model System. Through observing certain biomarkers, a woman is able to observe changes that occur throughout her cycle and with this information, she is able to accurately identify the pre-ovulatory and post ovulatory phases of her cycle.

 

Targeted blood hormone evaluation is recommended, usually in the 2^nd or 3^rd cycle of tracking to reveal any hormone deficiency which requires treatment. Treatment is given in the form of vaginal pessaries or sometimes injections.  

 

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