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 | | A second component of the study, which studied estrogen-only therapy in women who no longer have a uterus, was stopped early in March 2004. | | | Part of the study was intended to examine the health benefits and the risks of hormone replacement therapy, including the risks of breast cancer, heart attacks, strokes, and blood clots. | | | In July 2002, one component of the WHI, which studied the use of estrogen and progestin in women who had a uterus, was stopped early because the health risks exceeded the health benefits. |
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| | I cannot think of one clinical situation where progestin (synthetic progesterone) are useful. | | | Hormone replacement therapy is commonly used by post-menopausal women to ward off osteoporosis and bone fractures, and symptoms of menopause such as vaginal dryness. | | | Women undergoing hormone replacement therapy with both estrogen and progestin are at higher risk of developing breast cancer than those taking estrogen alone. |
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http://www.findhealer.com/glossary/P.php3
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| | Progestin - definition of Progestin in Encyclopedia |
| | All other progestagens are synthetic and are often referred to as progestins. | | | They are classified according to their structure in C19 and C21 progestagens. | | | Embed a dictionary search in your own web page |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Progestin
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| | Progestins are classified according to their structure (A thing constructed; a complex construction or entity) in C19 and C21 progestagens. | | | The C19 ones are derived from testosterone (A potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics), the C21 ones from progesterone (A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy). | | | A progestin is a synthetic (A compound made artificially by chemical reactions) progestagen (additional info and facts about progestagen). |
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http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/p/pr/progestin.htm
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| | Progesterone / Progestin — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women | | | PEPI (Postmenopausal Estrogen / Progestin Interventions) Trial — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women | | | Post-Menopausal Estrogen / Progestin Interventions (PEPI) Trial — see Estrogen and Cardiovascular Diseases in Women |
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http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=10000056
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