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 | | In women whose headaches are exacerbated by progestogen, a better choice may be progesterone or a 19-norpregnane. | | | Breast discomfort and pain may increase with progestogen use. | | | The clinical goal of progestogen therapy when added to ET is to provide endometrial protection while minimizing unwanted side effects. |
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http://www.guideline.gov/summary/summary.aspx?view_id=1&doc_id=3736
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| Â | Progress in reproductive health research 52 part 2 |
| | Counselling is extremely valuable in helping women prepare for side-effects such as breakthrough bleeding, but only further research can provide the necessary knowledge to formulate new treatments and develop new methods that dispel the side-effects completely. | | | Progress in reproductive health research 52 part 2 | | | Clearly, alternative more effective ways need to be found to meet women's concerns over disturbance of their bleeding patterns. |
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http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/hrp/progress2/52/news52_2.en.html
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| Â | DrN4U.com PROGESTERONE, PROGESTINS & PROGESTERONE CREAM |
| | I do not recommend this as a premenopausal woman's progesterone level is for practical purposes nearly undetectable for most of the ovulatory cycle and there is no reason to unnecessarily expose her to any potential negative consequences of progestogen use. | | | This is referred to as "sequential therapy." Some women find the bleeding unacceptable and are less likely to continue HRT. | | | This is often referred to as "continuous-combined therapy." The rationale for this regimen is to prevent any vaginal bleeding, but some women experience persistent spotting, or bleeding. |
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http://www.drn4u.com/hrtpart3.htm
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| Â | Regimens for hormone replacement therapy |
| | Intolerance of bleeding - consider continuous combined therapy, reduced frequency of cyclical progestogen or unopposed therapy in association with regular endometrial biopsy or, finally, endometrial resection. | | | These are an effective way of providing long-term oestrogen therapy and avoiding first pass liver effects. | | | When it is felt that the use of oestrogen is inadvisable, relief from hot flushes may be gained by the use of progestogens alone (10-30 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate). |
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http://www.australianprescriber.com/magazines/vol17no1/regimens.htm
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| Â | Women's Health: Why might I need progestogen in addition to oestrogen replacement? |
| | As with any medication one tries to prescribe the lowest amount required to achieve the objective. | | | The endometrial response to sequential and continuous combined oestrogen-progestogen replacement therapy (2001-3405) | | | For some patients it may be necessary to increase the progestogen to prevent light bleeding at inappropriate times. |
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http://www.2womenshealth.com/28-09.htm
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| Â | PROGESTOGEN ONLY PILL (POP) |
| | It may help with pre-menstrual tension and painful periods. | | | At these visits your doctor or nurse will check your blood pressure. | | | Do mention any illness or operations you have had. |
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http://www.surgerydoor.co.uk/medical_conditions/Indices/P/progestogen_only_pill.htm
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| Â | Progestogen only emergency contraception |
| | There are thus professional and practical cautions to be considered if this method is to be prescribed. | | | You should discuss any concerns that you have with a doctor or nurse. | | | This is an unlicensed use and there is no readily available high dose preparation. |
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http://www.leicestershireprescriber.org.uk/prescall/Tablet/popemcon.htm
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| Â | FPA Health: Sex Matters: Factsheets: The Progestogen IUD |
| | If any of these things apply to you, it is best to talk them over with your doctor before deciding to use this kind of IUD. | | | approximately 3% of women using the Progestogen IUD report symptoms such as vaginal dryness, flushing, headaches, nausea, acne, and mood. | | | There is a slight chance there may be other effects to the body, eg. |
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http://www.fpahealth.org.au/sex-matters/factsheets/56.html
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| Â | Progesterone/progestogen releasing intrauterine systems for heavy menstrual bleeding (Cochrane Review) |
| | There was no conclusive evidence of changes in quality of life between groups but women with the LNG IUS had a greater incidence of progestogenic side effects and intermenstrual bleeding. | | | Hysterectomy is often used to treat women with this complaint but medical therapy may be a successful alternative.The intrauterine coil device was originally developed as a contraceptive but the addition of uterine relaxing hormones, or progestogens, to these devices resulted in a large reduction in menstrual blood loss. | | | Selection criteria: Randomised controlled trials in women of reproductive age treated with progesterone/progestogen-releasing intrauterine devices versus no treatment, placebo, or other medical or surgical therapy for heavy menstrual bleeding within either the primary care, family planning or specialist clinic setting were eligible for inclusion. |
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http://www.update-software.com/abstracts/ab002126.htm
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| Â | Sexuality and contraception when approaching menopause |
| | Both vasectomy and the Essure procedure are not effective immediately, so another form of contraception must be used in the interim. | | | Menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes and vaginal dryness may also be controlled with COCs. | | | Women unable to take COCs due to personal or family medical history, or side effects from the oestrogen component, may be able to take POP. |
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http://www.womhealth.org.au/factsheets/sexandcontraception.htm
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| Â | Progestogen only pill Guide - Young People |
| | Progestogen makes the mucus around the cervix thicker, which makes it difficult for sperm to get into the womb. | | | A doctor or nurse will need to know about a woman's medical history and any illnesses suffered by I'mmediate members of her family, to find out if there are any medical reasons why it might not be suitable. | | | This pill is 99% effective if it is taken properly. |
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http://www.parentingyouths.com/contraceptionponlypill.html
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| Â | Progestogen for preventing miscarriage (Cochrane Review) |
| | Objectives: To determine the efficacy and safety of progestogens as a preventative therapy against miscarriage. | | | However, further trials in women with a history of recurrent miscarriage may be warranted, given the trend for improved live birth rates in these women and the finding of no statistically significant difference between treatment and control groups in rates of adverse effects suffered by either mother or baby in the available evidence. | | | Selection criteria: Randomised or quasi-randomised controlled trials comparing progestogens with placebo or no treatment given in an effort to prevent miscarriage. |
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http://www.update-software.com/abstracts/AB003511.htm
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| Â | Low-Dose Pill with New Progestogen Is as Effective As Current Formulations |
| | Drospirenone was developed to provide an alternative for women who sometimes experience adverse effects with current oral contraceptives--principally, thrombosis, hypertension, weight gain, breast pain and acne. | | | The researchers conclude that the new pill, with its combination of drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol, is "effective, safe, and well tolerated" by women and that it "may decrease the severity of some menstrually related symptoms."-- B. | | | Low-Dose Pill with New Progestogen Is as Effective As Current Formulations |
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http://www.agi-usa.org/pubs/journals/3226000a.html
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| Â | Electrolysis, permanent hair removal magazine, Hair Route |
| | A review of 14 trials on the use of progesterone and progestogen therapy has found that progesterone and synthetic drugs similar to the female hormone, are of no help to women suffering from premenstrual syndrome (PMS). | | | Jon H. Blum, MD, the dermatologist from Farmington Hills, Michigan, who authored International Hair Route ’s column “Skin Talk,” for 15 years, has retired from professional practice and from writing, effective November 30, 2001. |
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http://www.hairroute.com/news/intronews.htm
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| Â | Progestogen-only methods of contraception |
| | Implanon is a single rod system, releasing 3 keto-desogestrel, which is inserted subdermally by an injection-like technique. | | | New progestogens, such as nestorone, which is not absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract making it particularly suitable for use during lactation, are also being studied. | | | Since they release only progestogen, the major problem is the erratic bleeding patterns associated with the use of all progestogen-only methods. |
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http://www.australianprescriber.com/magazines/vol22no1/progestogen.htm
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| Â | eMJA: New contraceptive choices across reproductive life |
| | However, they do not ameliorate vasomotor symptoms, and there are no studies as yet on their use as the progestogen component of hormone replacement therapy. | | | It not only provides excellent contraception and reduces the incidence of bleeding problems, but can also be used as the progestogen component of hormone replacement therapy after menopause. | | | Although progestogen implants and the progestogen intrauterine system may both be used long-term, they are rapidly reversible, with normal fertility levels restored almost immediately on their removal. |
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http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/178_12_160603/for10744_fm.html
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| Â | CIN - The Pill: Abortifacient or Contraceptive? A Literature Review by Nicholas Tonti-Filippini, BA, MA |
| | The different levels of progestogen used at the different stages of the cycle are also significant in regard to which effect is more dominant, the contraceptive effect on the cervix or the abortifacient effect on the endometrium [36]. | | | The progestogen content however comes in several formulations: Levonorgestrel (150 - 250 mcg), Norethisterone (500 - 1000 mcg), Ethynodiol diacetate (500 - 1000 mcg), and Desogetrel (150 mcg) [6]. | | | The progesterone-only formulations are more likely to have this unfortunate abortifacient result that the combined estrogen-progestogen formulations. |
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http://www.cin.org/life/pillabor.html
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| Â | Progestogen-only Pill |
| | There are also pills which have progestogen only and no oestrogen. | | | There are two main types of Pill which vary in hormone content and the way they work. | | | The most widely used are the combined pills which have two hormones, oestrogen and progestogen. |
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http://www.ifpa.ie/contraception/pop.html
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| Â | INATE - Patients - In-depth explanations - Deep-vein thrombosis and the pill |
| | However, these pills had a number of side effects similar to the effect of male hormones, such as oily skin, weight gain, and raised cholesterol levels, so a ‘third-generation’ pill was designed with lower doses of different progestogens to reduce these side effects. | | | However, because only a small proportion of women have thrombophilia, women who want to start taking the pill are not checked routinely for this disorder unless they have a positive family history or personal history of blood clots. | | | As a result of the high doses used, there were more reports of cardiovascular complications, such as heart attack, and blood clots in the legs and lungs. |
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http://www.inate.org/en/1/2/6/19/default.aspx
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| Â | Progestogen Only Pill - Patient UK |
| | Progestogen Only Pill - Patient UK Progestogen Only Pill | | | The progestogen only pill (POP) is an effective method of contraception if used correctly. | | | How can I Judge the quality of health information? |
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http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc.asp?doc=23068808
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| Â | Progestogen-Only Emergency Contraception and Ectopic Pregnancy |
| | Physiological effects of progestogens may explain higher ectopic pregnancy risk | | | If the result is positive, the possibility of ectopic pregnancy should be considered. | | | The possibility of ectopic pregnancy should always be considered |
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http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/Profs/PUarticles/ectopic.htm
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| Â | Pharmacology - Medical Encyclopedia |
| | gamolenic acid, gonadotropin release inhibitor, progestogen, dopamine agonist, oestrogen, prostaglandin, gonadorelin, clomiphene, tamoxifen, Diethylstilbestrol |
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http://www.nursingstudy.com/encyclopedia/Pharmacology.html
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