PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2001: Re: Prometrium

Re: Prometrium

From: =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi Sámuel?= (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:56:18 +0100 (MET DST)

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Hi Jen,

I am sorry that your doctor's informations are as scarce as that. Progesterone (P) was first used to block ovulation in rats around 1930 (Selye,J), it was also tried in humans, but the formulation had to be injected daily, which is not a practical way of contraception. The idea got a boost with the synthesis of progestins (synthetic relatives of P, Djerassi 1952) which were then administered to humans as oral contraceptives (Pincus, Rock 1956) and are being used until today by millions of women. So the idea should be familiar to a doctor, especially to a gynecologist. She can turn to me for further information as I presented my Ph.D. on the role of different synthetic steroids in ovulation (1987). Hope this clarifies the idea of P and contraception I am looking forward to the reflections of your gynecologist too.

Sam (Ob/Gyn, RE)

> Sam- I asked my doctor about what you said about promatrium blocking
> ovulation and she said that she had never heard of this. Where did you
> get this information??
>
> At Sat, 24 Mar 2001, =?iso-8859-2?q?Zalányi wrote:
> >
> >Hi Alexandra,
> >
> >You can't get pregnant while on Prometrium (progesterone) because it blocks
> ovulation. Progesterone may help to bring about a period, if you have
> sufficient amount of estrogen in your system. For this latter purpose
> synthetic progestins (Provera) are better.
> >Hope this helps
> >
> >Sam (Ob/Gyn,RE)
> >
> >> 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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