Progesterone Overview

  • Summary
  • Why it is Prescribed
  • Brand Names
  • How it Works
  • Other Information
  • Other Uses
  • Overdose
  • Precautions
  • Possible Side Effects
  • Special Dietary Concerns
  • Storage Conditions

Why it is Prescribed

Progesterone is used as a part of hormone replacement therapy in women who have passed menopause (the change of life) and have not had a hysterectomy (surgery to remove the uterus). Hormone replacement therapy usually includes estrogen, which is used to treat symptoms of menopause and reduce the risk of developing certain diseases. However, estrogen can also cause abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus and increase the risk of developing uterine cancer. Progesterone helps to prevent this thickening and decreases the risk of developing uterine cancer. Progesterone is also used to bring on menstruation (period) in women of childbearing age who have had normal periods and then stopped menstruating. Progesterone is in a class of medications called progestins (female hormones). It works as part of hormone replacement ...


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Encyclopedia: Progesterone

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Progesterone is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy and embryogenesis of humans and other species. Progesterone belongs to a class of hormones called progestogens, and is the major naturally occurring human progestogen. Progesterone should not be confused with progestins, which are synthetically produced progestogens. Progesterone was independently discovered by four research groups. Willard Myron Allen who co-discovered Progesterone with his anatomy professor George Washington Corner...


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I have started using Progesterone cream, when am i suppose to use it? after ovulation...

Begin on your first day after ovulation and continue until you get your period or if you get pregnant, you may need to continue into your first trimester. But...

Asked by hi - 8 months ago

How long after taking progesterone should I have my period?
I have been taking it for 10 days now. No period yet. I only have...

You can actually get away with having only 1 period a year;

Asked by jacklyn p - 21 months ago

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