Progesterone cream - should I call trading standards?

gordikin

Pulliptears, have you read the OP's other thread on this topic? According to what is being said there Progesterone products are a prescription only medication.I have more than a little experience in weighing compounds and would struggle to get all of 70g of a cream out of a container to weigh it. What I would do is weigh the unopened container, remove as much cream as possible and put the cream aside for use. Then I'd wash the container thoroughly in hot water, dry the container thoroughly and weigh it and subtract this weight from the first to arrive at the weight of cream. Also, I'd not trust household scales for accuracy.It would be interesting to hear the procedure the OP used.

pulliptears

gordikin wrote: »

Pulliptears, have you read the OP's other thread on this topic? According to what is being said there Progesterone products are a prescription only medication.I have more than a little experience in weighing compounds and would struggle to get all of 70g of a cream out of a container to weigh it. What I would do is weigh the unopened container, remove as much cream as possible and put the cream aside for use. Then I'd wash the container thoroughly in hot water, dry the container thoroughly and weigh it and subtract this weight from the first to arrive at the weight of cream. Also, I'd not trust household scales for accuracy.It would be interesting to hear the procedure the OP used.

Im not arguing with you over the accuracy, my point was she could get a rough idea of whether the jar was short at home before going to TS.

I haven't read her other thread so can only base my knowledge on this one, and in this thread the product in question is neither here nor there, its the fact that it is short measured that is the problem. Anything else is largely irrelevant.

gordikin

If it's not accurately weighed how can it be a fact that it is short measure?

pulliptears

gordikin wrote: »

If it's not accurately weighed how can it be a fact that it is short measure?

she cant, hence I am suggesting she take it to TS. I am sure she can roughly gauge how much is in there.

gordikin

pulliptears wrote: »

she cant, hence I am suggesting she take it to TS. I am sure she can roughly gauge how much is in there.

I'm not convinced she can. So let's agree to disagree!

pulliptears

gordikin wrote: »

I'm not convinced she can. So let's agree to disagree!

good plan :D

gordikin

pulliptears wrote: »

good plan :D

As would be withdrawing your troll/baiting comment!

bribri_2

There does seem to be some 'confusion' as to quantities when you have a look at this website
http://www.biovea.net/(S(tlzkb1aozm3i3431qfry41rq))/product_detail.aspx?PID=1673

It states that a container is PROGESTERONE CREAM (2.14 oz) 70g
yet 2.14oz is just over 60g.

Then at the bottom it says
How Much Progesterone is available?

Progesterone cream is manufactured to contain 70 total grams of natural progesterone per container. Each 1.1 grams (one dose) contains 20mg of natural progesterone. Each container contains approximately 63 doses.

joyfull

bribri wrote: »

There does seem to be some 'confusion' as to quantities when you have a look at this website
http://www.biovea.net/(S(tlzkb1aozm3i3431qfry41rq))/product_detail.aspx?PID=1673

It states that a container is PROGESTERONE CREAM (2.14 oz) 70g
yet 2.14oz is just over 60g.

Then at the bottom it says
How Much Progesterone is available?

Progesterone cream is manufactured to contain 70 total grams of natural progesterone per container. Each 1.1 grams (one dose) contains 20mg of natural progesterone. Each container contains approximately 63 doses.

Precisely! Thank you.

I pointed some of this information out in my original post, but the thread went off into the 'condition and accuracy' of my kitchen scales.

Slightly off topic - I tried the cream 24 hrs ago and experienced some unpleasant side effects (in keeping with known side effects from progesterone) , so won't be using it.

If I do pursue Tranding Standards, and I think there is a case here, I will update this thread (although, never having dealt with them, I don't know if one is ever informed of the results of their investigations?)

gordikin

2.14 oz will be fluid oz which is a volume measurement which cannot be converted directly to grams without knowing the density of the cream.