Consult a Doctor

Do I need a prescription?

Natural progesterone can only be legally supplied in the UK with a prescription from a doctor. No progesterone cream has yet been licensed as a medicine in the UK (or elsewhere) so at present these creams are only available as 'unlicensed medicines', which nevertheless require a prescription. Two natural progesterone creams are legally available for prescription in the UK at present: ProGest and Pro-Juven. Because these creams are unlicensed medicines, they do not appear in your doctor's drug reference guides. You may wish to take your GP a copy of the NPIS Doctor's Pack (see Products and Services 2004) which will give your doctor background information that he or she may find helpful.

Can I get it on the NHS

Some GPs will prescribe a progesterone cream, depending on whether they are fund-holding practices who will bear the cost themselves, or whether their Area Health Authority will pay. Alternatively your GP may be willing to give you a private prescription for which he or she will make a charge (£12 -£16 is normal) and then you will need to pay for the cream yourself.

Consulting a private doctor

If your GP is unwilling to give you a prescription you may choose to consult a doctor privately, using the list of private doctors below. These are doctors who prescribe progesterone in their practice (when appropriate), including some that give consultations by phone or post. When you are given a private prescription always ask for one that covers several tubes of cream so that you save on the cost of going back to the doctor too frequently.

List of Private Doctors:

Ireland & UK

Dr David Smallbone
Southern Ireland
+353 539232463
Consultations / Telephone consultations

Glasgow

Dr Sheila Gibson
Glasgow
0141 427 1505
Consultations only

Hampshire

Dr David Owen
Winchester
01962 856310
Consultations only

Hertfordshire

Dr Jenny Nevison
Baldock
01462 894743
Consultations only

Leicestershire

Dr P J Kingsley
Osgathorpe
01530 223622
Consultations only

London

Dr Liam E Chapman
London
020 8203 9485
Consultations only

Dr John D Moran
London
020 7935 4870
Consultations only

Dr David Smallbone
London
+353 53 9232463
Consultations / Telephone consultations (Appointments)

Ireland

Dr David Smallbone
00 353 539 232 463
Consultations / Telephone consultations (Appointments)