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Progesterone gel

Progesterone gel

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Progesterone gel is a vaginal agent which is a kind of women's health and pregnancy drug.

Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this

21 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery

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Crinone

Side Effects

Common

Constipation
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Upper respiratory tract symptom
Feeling anxious
Sleepiness
Headache
Increased appetite
Muscle pain
Pain
Fatigue
Aching muscles
Pain during sex
Abnormal vaginal discharge
Abnormal vaginal bleeding
Emotional instability
Vaginal bleeding
Vaginal discharge
Nocturia
Genital itching
Frequent nighttime urination
Emotional problems

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Crinone (progesterone gel) gel cause discharge?

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A 36-year old female asked:

Is 6wks too late to start crinone (progesterone gel)?

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A 41-year old asked:

Why is the discharge from crinone (progesterone gel) brown?

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A 41-year old asked:

How long does it take for body to absorb crinone (progesterone gel)?

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A 35-year old female asked:

How long does 8% Crinone (progesterone gel) gel take to absorb? Should I be cleaning out any of the build up after use?

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A member asked:

How long does 8% crinone (progesterone gel) gel take to absorb? Should i be cleaning out any of the build up after use?

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A 31-year old asked:

Crinone (progesterone gel) drug prescribed for my husband. any side effects to make sex unwise?

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A 36-year old female asked:

Should i use crinone (progesterone gel) once i start ovulating?Have low progesterone. 2 recent miscarriages due to it.

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A 35-year old female asked:

I am 5w3d preg. Been using Crinone (progesterone gel) for 6 days, due to low progesterone. Should I be "cleaning" myself regularly while using, or let it clean naturally?

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A 40-year old asked:

Which is better: crinone (progesterone gel) or standard progesterone suppositories?

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A 31-year old female asked:

I had like AF bleeding 7 days after fresh embryo transfere cycle. Am on crinone (progesterone gel) 3x/day. It is happening for the 3rd cycle.What might be the reason?

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A 39-year old female asked:

Would crinone (progesterone gel) mask a miscarriage?

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A 49-year old asked:

Heavy bleeding on progesterone gel means early pregnancy?

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A 43-year old asked:

Light pink discharge after crinone (progesterone gel) ivf retrieval, normal?

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A 28-year old female asked:

Is it normal to bleed/spot while on crinone (progesterone gel) gel 8% in 5weeks pregnancy? The bleeding/spotting is not much, but it scares me.Dis is my 1st pregnancy.

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A 32-year old asked:

Can taking Crinone (progesterone gel) during early pregnancy mask a miscarriage?

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A 20-year old female asked:

On crinone(progesterone gel), is it possible to get a positive with a home pregnancy test ? Or do you have to go in for bloodwork ?

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A 28-year old female asked:

I'm 5weeks carrying.I started spotting a couple days ago.My gyna gave me crinone (progesterone gel) gel8%.Im still spotting.is the gel safe?i read about birth defects.

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A 40-year old male asked:

It is 11 days after my egg transfer with ivf I am using crinone (progesterone gel) cream and today I have started spotting. It is brownish in colour, is this a bad sign.

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A 24-year old female asked:

9 weeks pregnant, progesterone level at 13.1, currently on crinone (progesterone gel) 8%,have some cramps here and there, but no bleeding. Saw heartbeat, what to expect?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 34-year old female asked:

I am 5 wks. pregnant.My progesterone level is 11.9.My OB/GYN prescribed me Crinone (progesterone gel) 8%.Is it effective in increasing my level? Is my level alarming?

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A 46-year old asked:

Progesterone insertion gel will delay menses coming?

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A 31-year old female asked:

I'm 9 weeks pregnant and been on progesterone vaginal gel. Having brown/salmon discharge with clumps. Is this normal or should I call doctor?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year old female asked:

i stoped using pogestron gel two days ago due to a failed ivf now im spotting could i still be pregnant?

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

A 41-year old asked:

How effective is progesterone therapy?

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A 39-year old female asked:

S-Progesterone result 29.15 nmol/l meaning?

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A 36-year old male asked:

What is the importance of progesterone in men?

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 38-year old asked:

Both my estrogen and progesterone levels are high, why could this be?

2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in

A 42-year old asked:

Are there any larcs that use progesterone and oestrogen, or all they all progesterone only?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A member asked:

my progesterone level on CD 21 is 0.3ng/ml?

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