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What is Progesterone?

Progesterone is progestin, a female hormone. It is used to prevent endometrial hyperplasia and secondary amenorrhea (lack of menstruation) and uterine bleeding due to hormonal imbalance. It is also available as intravaginal gel or tablet for use as part of assisted reproductive technology.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Other 12 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Hormonal imbalance 11 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Premenstrual syndrome/dysphoric disorder 4 0
Perimenopause 4 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
Balance out hormones 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Support hormone balance 3 0

See all 63 patients currently taking Progesterone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 8
None
 12

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Progesterone

Irregular menstrual periods 2
Night sweats 1
Vivid dreams 1
Breast tenderness 1
Increased bleeding 1
Swollen tongue 1
See all 9 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Progesterone. See all 22 dosages ►

  1 other daily 1.7 g daily 200 mg monthly 8 g daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 100 mg daily 200 mg daily 400 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 12 Number of Patients: 12 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Progesterone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 5   Did not seem to work: 31%
Course of treatment ended 4   Course of treatment ended: 25%
Doctor's advice 3   Doctor's advice: 19%
Other 3   Other: 19%
Side effects too severe 1   Side effects too severe: 6%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking Progesterone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Progesterone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Progesterone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Progesterone

Always
 20 83%
Usually
 3 13%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Progesterone

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 3 13%
A little
 5 21%
Not at all
 16 67%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Progesterone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 18%
$25-49
 6 35%
< $25
 8 47%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.