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What is progestin used for?

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A member asked:

What is the definition or description of: Progestin?

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A 42-year old asked:

Does ovulation occur right away after coming off the progestin pill?

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A 33-year old female asked:

Does progestin pill improves ovulation and if I take it just for a week, will it have a good or bad effect on my next cycle ovulation?

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A 45-year old asked:

What's the difference between combined birth pills and progestin-only pills in terms of effect?

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A 31-year old asked:

What herbs act like progestin?

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A 34-year old asked:

Why could 96yo woman get estrogen and progestin?

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A 39-year old asked:

What's the difference between a progestin and progesterone?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Can natural estrogen still function to thicken lining while my body is taking progestin pills 60 days continously? or can progestin stop it at all?

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A 45-year old female asked:

Outside of norgestimate progestin, which other progestins are as low androgenic? Or is norgestimate the lowest? I require a very low androgenic pill.

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A 46-year old female asked:

On 4th week of progestin only BC pills. Should my cycle start this week or when I start the next pack of pill?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Progestin is used to thin out uterine lining. but i passed 1 inch thick piece of lining after over dosing myself with progestin for 3 weeks. why?

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A 23-year old asked:

What should I do if ive had my period for a month,now an I am usin the progestin only pill?

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A 29-year old female asked:

Can natural progesterone cream offset the negative effects of synthetic progestin (legonorgestrel)?

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A 35-year old asked:

What are the side effects of using progestin birth control?

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A 21-year old asked:

My mother was given a medication named progestin. What is this and how effective is it in the treatment of endometriosis?

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A 25-year old female asked:

I was diagnosed pcos way back i was 15, was advised to drink some vit & progestin, After that i had regular mens.. Do i need to see my ib now im 25?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Sometimes, women pass thick uterine lining in period. after having progestin, why did i pass one? progestin should prevent it from thickening, right?

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A 45-year old female asked:

If your experiencing panic attacks due to new bc pill would you be better off with a lower estrogen pill or a different progestin? Which progestin?

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A 29-year old asked:

Is it safe to take a progestin only contraceptive while breastfeeding?

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A 21-year old female asked:

Can progestin injection delay my period if i ovulated already? can it prevent my period from coming in a few days?

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A 21-year old female asked:

I had 150mg progestin shot for two times and was on prgestin pills. but passed very thick endo lining in my period. why did it happen after progestin?

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A 40-year old asked:

Can the progestin birth control pill cause GI symptoms?

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A 33-year old asked:

What is the best progestin only birth control pill for endometriosis?

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A 36-year old female asked:

How long does irregular bleeding last while taking progestin only birth control pills?

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A 33-year old female asked:

If I will take a week of progestin pill, will my menstruation be delayed or early after coming off from it?

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A 28-year old female asked:

I have high ESR & suspected arthritis. I'm on progestin too due to my endometriosis. Does contraceptive like progestin cause high ESR levels?

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A 42-year old asked:

A question for doctors who prescribe progestin only birth control. OK if breastfeeding?

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A 36-year old female asked:

I'm 36,nonsmoker, 148 lb . I take 12.5 mg of hydrochlorithiazide daily for high blood pressure . Can I take estrogen/progestin birthcontrol?

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A 24-year old female asked:

Taking progestin only bc pill but bleeding every 2 weeks without missing any pills? Not preg. Had ocular migraine Dr. took me off combo pill 2 mos ago

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