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If natural progesterone is so wonderful, why
isn't it used by my doctor?
This is the question most frequently asked of Dr. Lee during
his more than 30 years of active clinical practice.
To quote from Dr. Lee
"The medical-industrial complex refers to the close knit
association of organized medicine with the pharmaceutical manufacturers and
governmental medical regulatory agencies....The system taken together is neither
necessarily corrupt nor evil, but, like any human agency, is subject to the
frailties and faults of humankind. Medical research is dependent on the $billions
of grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the private pharmaceutical
industry. The two are closely interlocked...
Any given pharmaceutical company, like any private enterprise, must make a profit
to stay alive. Profit comes from the sales of patent medicines. The system is not
interested in natural (non-patentable) medicines, regardless of their potential
health benefits. Thus the flow of research funding does not extend to products
which cannot be patented.
Few people know that the definition of malpractice hinges on whether or not the
practice is common among one's medical peers and has little (usually nothing) to
do with whether the practice is beneficial or not. A doctor willing to study, to
learn the ins and outs of an alternative medical therapy, and to put what he has
learned into practice in helping patients is potentially exposing himself to
serious charges of malpractice...
But what does all of this have to do with Natural Progesterone? The answer is
quite simple, really. Ample medical research regarding progesterone was carried
on in the 1940's through the 1960's, and amply reported in mainline, recognized
medical literature. Since the early 1970's, however, medical research has become
much more expensive and the grants subsidizing progesterone research, (or any
unpatentable medicine or treatment technique), have dried up and been blown away
by the contemporary trade winds of synthetic drugs, particularly the progestins.
The potential market for patentable progestins is vast -- contraceptive pills,
irregular menses, osteoporosis, .... - literally every woman through the age of
puberty on is a target for a sale. Do you think the prevailing powers wish to
see this lucrative market left to an over-the-counter natural product not in the
hands of physician prescribers and not controlled by the pharmaceutical industry?
Thus, when he (the physician) hears of the use of Natural Progesterone, he wonders
why none of his associates know about it. If it is not commonly known, 'it must in
some way be false and/or unapproved.' Having given lectures on the role and medical
uses of Natural Progesterone, I have observed numerous instances wherein perfectly
fine physicians will inquire about obtaining the product for use by their wives or
mother-in-law but not for their patients. What can account for such behavior by
professionals? I suspect that it is fear of alienation from the flock that is
paramount in their minds...
If progestins were the equivalent of Natural Progesterone in effect and safety,
the argument would be moot. But progestins are not the equivalent of Natural
Progesterone and never will be...
Patients are aware that they can not leave their health care solely in the
hands of the doctor. They must assume responsibility for their own health..."
Dr. John R. Lee, California, USA
1929-2003
John R. Lee, M.D. was an international authority and pioneer in the use of Natural Progesterone Cream and natural hormone balance. He was a sought-after speaker, as well as a best-selling author and the editor-in-chief of a widely read newsletter. Dr. Lee will always be fondly and respectfully remembered by all of us who had the privilege of personally knowing him...
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