Re: Prometrium
From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:55:40 +0100 (MET DST)
Congratulations Dona,
You are better at gynecological endocrinology than Alexandra's dr.
(Cf. with my letter to Jen).
Sam
> HI Alexandra,
> What is your Doctor prescribing Prometrium for?
> I understand that it is a natural progesterone that is usually givin in
> combination with estrogen as hormone replacement therapy in post
> manuapausal(SP) woman.
> Progestins alone are usually givin to bring on periods (Provera) or used
> for birth control because they can cause you to stop ovulating but there
> is always a small possibuility of pregnancy in low dosages of
> progesterone especially if you are deficiant.Progestins are also givin
> in suppository form to help prevent misscarriages in woman who have low
> progeterone.
> I have experienced dizzyness and nausia when I have takin provera to
> bring on a period.
> For more info on this drug you can look it up at Onhealth.com they have
> a listing of uses and side affects there.Also talk to your doctor about
> what to expect.
> Hope I helped,Dona
>
> >At Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Alexandra wrote:
> >Has anyone heard about the possibility of getting pregnant while taking
> >Prometrium? Also, does anyone know of the side effects of this drug? Any
> >information would be greatly appreciated.
>
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