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I take my progesterone by mouth and take it before bed due to can make you sleepy . I would call the pharmacy on that one. There are vaginal ones also .
It seems that the various patented testosterone dosage forms (topical gel, injectables, transdermal systems) are not fda approved for use in women. If there is a need to use testosterone as a woman, you'd need to see a doctor who specializes in HRT therapy. The rx will be written to be compounded in a compounding pharmacy. I believe the compounded pallets are then inserted under the skin in an office setting.
It's interesting that your obgyn asks you to use oral micronized progesterone for vaginal use. Are your progeterone pills tablets or capsules? If capsules, I wonder if the outer shell will disintegrate intravaginally to release progesterone. You could double check with the doctor. I think you'd need an applicator at least. There is progeterone vaginal gel available which comes with applicators. My obgyn also prescribed micronized progesterone 100mg oral pills (capsules, generic for Prometrium) which I take by mouth during nighttime since they are quite sedating- a huge welcome in my case.