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Re: Progesterone for prevention of preterm birth From: zygote@icsi.net Sun Jan 28 13:52:31 2007 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: Ob: Preterm labor" Previous message: zygote@icsi.net: "Re: Terbutaline/acute fetal 'distress'" In reply to: Hugo D Ribot Jr: "Progesterone for prevention of preterm birth" Next in thread: Armando: "Re: Progesterone for prevention of preterm birth" To date, I have not been sucked into the knee jerk response to adopt 17P. The Meis article I have difficulty digesting given the substantial incidences of PTL with a not so fully described control group. Certainly patients I see have no where near that occurrence rate. Further studies are needed before I plan on joining the band in the parade. Shalom! RJC On 28 Jan 2007 at 11:27, Hugo D Ribot Jr wrote: Date sent: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 11:27:05 -0600 Send reply to: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net From: hribot@mindspring.com (Hugo D Ribot Jr) To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net> Subject: Progesterone for prevention of preterm birth > Aloha folks! > > Does anybody routinely use I.M. progesterone for reduction in risk of > preterm birth since the 2003 NEJM article by Meis et. al. was > published? ( N Engl J Med 2003; 348:2379-2385, Jun 12, 2003) > > Also, is anyone aware of any data on the use of 8% progesterone > intravaginally (U.S. brand name Prochieve) for this purpose? > > I was asked this the other day and personally have not used it, as the > rate of PTL in our population is much lower than the 54% seen in Meis' > control group, so I don't think these data extrapolate across the board. > > -- > Hugo D. Ribot Jr., M.D., FACOG > Cartersville, Georgia > Private practice since 1990 > 3 MDs/3 CNMs > Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD 6624 Fannin, #2720 Houston, TX 77030 (O) 713-795-4600 (F) 713-795-4422 "Life is difficult" The Road Less Travelled by Scott Peck Next message: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C.: "Re: Ob: Preterm labor" Previous message: zygote@icsi.net: "Re: Terbutaline/acute fetal 'distress'" In reply to: Hugo D Ribot Jr: "Progesterone for prevention of preterm birth" Next in thread: Armando: "Re: Progesterone for prevention of preterm birth"

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