Recent news on Progestin

FDA Approves Contraceptive for Continuous Use  -  25 May 2007
Kansas City infoZine,DC - infoZine - The new contraceptive, Lybrel, comes in a 28 day-pill pack with low-dose combination tablets that contain 90 micrograms of a progestin,

Coping with Menopause: Part 2  -  25 May 2007
WNDU-TV,In 2002, the National Institutes of Health abruptly ended a study when it showed women taking estrogen and a progestin were at higher risk for breast cancer

Effect on tumors of DNA alterations in genes described  -  25 May 2007
University at Buffalo Reporter,..."Similarly, hypermethylation of E-cadherin was more frequent among progestin receptor (PR)-negative cases," said Tao. "Compared to tumors that were both ER-

FDA Approves Continuous-Use Contraceptive  -  May 24, 2007
Facts and Comparisons,...cigarette smoking increases the risk of serious cardiovascular side effects with the use of combination estrogen- and progestin-containing contraceptives.

Birth control pill FAQ: Benefits, risks and choices  -  May 21, 2007
MayoClinic.comIt's possible to use standard estrogen-progestin birth control pills for emergency contraception, but check with your doctor for the proper dose and timing

Postmenopausal Hormones Linked with Increased Risk of Ovarian Cancer  -  May 21, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Estrogen, with or without progestin, is an effective treatment for many menopausal symptoms.[1] Recent studies, however, have raised concerns about the

Some birth control pills that limit or shorten menstrual periods  -  May 18, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Approved last July, it works for up to three years and contains only progestin, an option for women avoiding estrogen for medical reasons.

Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy May be Linked with Better Breast ...  -  May 9, 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Although studies have indicated that postmenopausal hormone therapy with estrogen and progestin increases a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer,

Low- vs High-Dose Estradiol Vaginal Ring in Treatment of Sexual ...  -  May 15, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),The article later states that " . . . both tablets and ring relieve atrophy with minimal systemic absorption . . . the addition of progestin to prevent

Know your medicine - Learn more about oral pills  -  May 8, 2007
Newindpress (subscription),Most birth control pills contain both hormones: oestrogen and progestin, and are called combined oral pills. Oral contraceptives, which contains only

Steroidal hormones for contraception in women with sickle cell disease  -  May 6, 2007
News-Medical.net,The majority of the research compared different kinds of birth control pills consisting of a mix of the hormones progestin and estrogen used for three

Pharmacia and Upjohn Will Appeal Verdict in Simon Case, 'Ruling is ...  -  May 16, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Provera is a progestin product acquired by Pfizer in 2003 with the purchase of Pharmacia, the parent company of Pharmacia and Upjohn.

Hormone therapy risks rise with age  -  Apr 25, 2007
Asbury Park Press,The Women's Health Initiative in 2002 reported that Prempro, a combination of estrogen and progestin, raised postmenopausal women's risk for heart attack,

Hormone Therapy Gets Reprieve  -  May 3, 2007
Sci-Tech TodayThen, in 2002, a milestone study showed higher risks of heart attack, stroke and breast cancer with estrogen-progestin treatments. Estrogen-only pills were

Conception Not Affected by Past Oral Contraceptive Use  -  May 8, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Conception rates were similar regardless of the type of progestin used. Pregnancies also did not differ between users and nonusers of OCs over the age of 35

Bradley Pharmaceuticals to Preview New Products at ACOG Meeting  -  May 4, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),Long-term continuous administration of estrogen, with or without progestin, has shown an increased risk of endometrial, breast and ovarian cancers.

The future of contraception  -  May 23, 2007
Daily - University of Washington,...which was replaced every four months, and an injection of a progestin (a hormone used in female contraceptive pills), administered every three months.

Study: long-term estrogen use may cause breast cancer  -  May 17, 2007
Baku Sun,But the government’s Women’s Health Initiative study in 2002 contradicted those beliefs for estrogen-progestin supplements, finding an increased risk of

Statement from Attorney James Morris of Brent Coon & Associates ...  -  May 17, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...warn New Jersey plaintiff Merle Simon's physicians of the breast cancer risk posed by Provera, the progestin half of hormone replacement therapy.

Breakthrough Bleeding Occurs Less Frequently With Norgestimate ...  -  May 10, 2007
DG NewsHowever the two pills differed in the type of progestin. "The incidence of breakthrough bleeding or spotting was significantly lower in the majority of

Study: Many Factors In Breast Cancer Drop  -  May 3, 2007
CBS News,That's when a large, federally funded trial of the estrogen and progestin combination treatment Prempro was stopped early because of evidence of an

Wyeth Funded Document Claims Hormone Therapy Forestalls Dementia  -  May 3, 2007
Best Syndication,Henderson was one of the investigators for the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) that evaluated estogen/progestin's effects on dementia and

AAN: New Analysis Reverses Thinking on Estrogen and Alzheimer's  -  May 3, 2007
Psychiatric Times,About 22% (961) of women in the estrogen/progestin arm of the WHIMS study had reported prior hormone use, as did about 45% (1267) of women in the estrogen

Estrogen Therapy May Protect Brain  -  May 3, 2007
WebMD..."We found that it didn't matter whether she took estrogen alone or in combination with progestin, whether she started at 50 or 60, or how long she took it

Hormones May Help Ward Off Dementia  -  May 2, 2007
WTOP,Then, in 2002, a milestone study showed higher risks of heart attack, stroke, and breast cancer with estrogen-progestin treatments. Estrogen-only pills were

Estrogen Reduces Risk of Alzheimer’s in Women  -  May 18, 2007
GNIF Brain Blogger,The risk jumped to nearly double for women who used estrogen-plus-progestin hormone therapy. Dr. Henderson also said that further studies are needed to

Cow Calf: Begin Planning The Breeding Season  -  May 18, 2007
CattleNetwork.com,The cows in the second group (MGA) were fed the orally active progestin melengestrol acetate (MGA, .5 mg/hd/d) for 7 days and were exposed to natural

Latest Birth-Control News  -  May 17, 2007
WJACtv.com,It's inserted just beneath the skin where it releases a low, steady dose of progestin, so you can use it when you're breast feeding.

Ortho Evra - Strokes and blood clots or DVT  -  May 17, 2007
InjuryBoard.com,...analysis directly comparing the levels for estrogen and progestin hormones in users of Ortho Evra with those in a typical birth control pill.

New ring studied for birth control  -  May 17, 2007
News Record,It contains 150 mg of a new progestin called Nestorone, a synthetic progestogen that has properties which counteract the effect of estrogen on a women's

Boffins identify specific genes which can become cancer promoters  -  May 17, 2007
NewKerala.com,..."Similarly, hypermethylation of E-cadherin was more frequent among progestin receptor (PR)-negative cases. Compared to tumors that were both ER- and

uterine fibroid tumors  -  May 16, 2007
American Family PhysicianHormone therapy with cyclic or noncyclic estrogen-progestin combinations appears to be ineffective in alleviating the symptoms of fibroid tumors and

Low- vs High-Dose Estradiol Vaginal Ring in Treatment of Sexual ...  -  May 15, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),Since endometrial proliferation does not usually occur until serum E2 levels exceed 19 pg/mL, 2 the routine addition of a progestin is not recommended

Breast cancer rates decline  -  May 14, 2007
Citrus County Chronicle,The combination of estrogen and progestin appeared to significantly increase the risk for invasive breast cancer. Due to this study and a few other studies,

Menopause : Hot flashes? Mood swings? Maybe.  -  May 13, 2007
Annapolis Capital,Hormone Replacement Therapy, doses of estrogen plus progestin, was once touted as the magic bullet for menopause. HRT relieved hot flashes and helped

HRT Linked to Ovarian Cancer  -  26 Apr 2007
Cancer Consultants (press release),Hormone therapy—typically comprised of estrogen, with or without progestin—is a common and effective treatment for many of these symptoms.

Underlying causes of hot flashes  -  26 Apr 2007
News-Medical.net,...or other symptoms of the menopausal transition, may include one or more estrogens alone or in combination with progesterone or an analogue, progestin.

Hormone therapy risks rise with age  -  Apr 25, 2007
Asbury Park Press,The Women's Health Initiative in 2002 reported that Prempro, a combination of estrogen and progestin, raised postmenopausal women's risk for heart attack,

Reno woman who sued pharmaceutical firm dies  -  Apr 25, 2007
Reno Gazette Journal,She began taking Prempro, a combination of estrogen plus progestin, in 1998. Results released from a Women's Health Initiative survey in 2003 revealed a 24

Hormone risks  -  Apr 16, 2007
The Eureka Reporter,The pills — either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin — don’t get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Acne Treatment - Birth Control Pills And Other Hormone Therapy  -  Apr 24, 2007
American Chronicle,One contains only progestin. The other type contains progestin and estrogens. The estrogens may be in the form of ethinyl etradiol.

Bradley Pharmaceuticals' Elestrin(TM) Receives New Patent to 2022  -  Apr 13, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Long-term continuous administration of estrogen, with or without progestin, has shown an increased risk of endometrial, breast and ovarian cancers.

Wyeth Comments On Report On Hormone Therapy And Ovarian Cancer ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The information contained in product labeling is primarily based on the estrogen plus progestin findings of the largest prospective study,

New YAZ(R) Oral Contraceptive Available In The United States  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),As with Yasmin(R), the number one prescribed brand of birth control pill worldwide, YAZ contains the innovative progestin drospirenone (drsp).

Delayed Hormone Therapy Could Increase Heart Disease Risk  -  Apr 4, 2007
Medical News Today,There were two trials: an estrogen-alone study of women without a uterus and an estrogen-plus-progestin study of women with a uterus. In the second trial,

'The pill': long-lived standard  -  Apr 3, 2007
NorthJersey.com,There are more than 40 brand names, but two basic types: combination pills, containing estrogen and progestin, and progestin-only pills.

20 Million Fewer HRT Prescriptions Responsible For Sharp Decline ...  -  Apr 24, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Risks and benefits of estrogen plus progestin in healthy postmenopausal women) and the ensuing drop in hormone-replacement therapy among postmenopausal

Continuous Birth Control Enables Women to Plan Their Period Around ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),Yasmin, a low-dose combined pill, is the only birth control pill to contain the synthetic progestin known as drospirenone. As a result of this particular

Hormone Heart Risks Overstated For Some  -  Apr 3, 2007
CBS News,The pills _ either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin _ don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Schering AG Receives FDA Approval for New Low Dose Oral ...  -  Apr 12, 2007
Drug Newswire (press release),It is the first pill with the innovative progestin drospirenone, and a low dose of ethinyl estradiol in a new dosing regimen of 24 days of active hormone

Hormone Heart Risks Overstated for Some  -  Apr 4, 2007
Orlando Sentinel,The pills -- either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin -- don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Hormone heart risks overstated for some  -  Apr 3, 2007
Seattle Post Intelligencer,The pills - either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin - don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Hormone heart risks overstated for some  -  Apr 3, 2007
Houston Chronicle,The pills — either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin — don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Heart risk from hormones overstated for women in 50s, says new ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
International Herald Tribune,The pills — either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin — do not get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Heart Risk From Hormones Overstated?  -  Apr 4, 2007
International News Service,The pills -- either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen- progestin -- don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Is Hormone Therapy Really Safe for Younger Women?  -  Apr 4, 2007
News Locale,Hormone therapy involves the intake of synthetic analogues of female hormones estrogen and progestin. Following menopause the level of these hormones in a

Hormone Heart Risks Overstated For Some  -  Apr 4, 2007
Today's THV,The pills, either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin, don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and breast

Heart risk from hormones overstated  -  Apr 4, 2007
Nashua Telegraph (subscription),The pills – either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin – don’t get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Hormone Heart Risks Overstated for Some  -  Apr 3, 2007
phillyBurbs.com,The pills , either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin , don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Wyeth's Off-Label Promotion of Prempro Leads to 5200 Lawsuits  -  Mar 30, 2007
Lawyers and Settlements,Washington, DC: For many years, Wyeth led women to believe that taking Prempro, with the combined hormones of estrogen and progestin, would not only relieve

Timing Key in Hormone Heart Risk  -  Apr 3, 2007
WebMDThere was even a suggestion of a reduced risk of heart disease among women under 60 who took estrogen or estrogen plus progestin, but the association could

Hormone heart risks overstated for some  -  Apr 3, 2007
Denver Post,The pills—either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin—don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and breast

Hormone Heart Risks Overstated for Some  -  Apr 3, 2007
KSTP.com,The pills _ either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin _ don’t get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Review Clarifies Heart Risk  -  Apr 6, 2007
International News Service,The pills - either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen- progestin - don't get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy Approved for Menopause Relief  -  Apr 4, 2007
Voice of AmericaFor years, doctors recommended hormone therapy consisting of estrogen and progestin to relieve these uncomfortable symptoms. Then in 2002 and again in 2004,

Estrogen-only hormone therapy not so risky for younger women  -  Apr 4, 2007
Food Consumer,Dr. Rossouw and colleagues emphasize the recommendation for hormone therapy applies only to estrogen, not estrogen plus progestin.

Risk from hormones overstated for women in 50s, new study says  -  Apr 4, 2007
Press of Atlantic City,However, concerns remain about the higher risk for breast cancer, which turned up in the original study of estrogen-progestin pills.

Health Beat  -  Apr 13, 2007
Student Life,They can be given in either a combination of different hormones or as progestin-only pills like those offered as "Plan B." Hormone pills work by "fooling"

How To Recognize And Prevent All Different Kinds Of Strokes  -  Apr 25, 2007
Evening Bulletin,There are alternatives, such as progestin-only pills or intrauterine devices (IUDs). Take Precautions If You Get Migraines: Migraines are associated with a

Study calms worry over hormone use for some  -  Apr 4, 2007
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,Five years ago, the National Institutes of Health, the sponsor of the initiative's project, called a halt to the estrogen-progestin portion of the study,

Heart risk from hormones overstated for women in 50s, says new ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Boston Herald,The pills - either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin - don’t get a complete stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and

Decrease In Breast Cancer Linked To Reduced Use Of Hormone ...  -  Apr 23, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,...blood clots, and urinary incontinence among postmenopausal women who were using hormone replacement therapy that included both estrogen and progestin.

Hormone danger overstated for some  -  Apr 3, 2007
The State,The pills — either estrogen alone or a combination of estrogen-progestin — don’t get a full stamp of approval because of stroke risks for both and breast

A fresh look at hormone replacement therapy  -  Apr 3, 2007
KING5.com (subscription),But in the early stages of menopause, the study has good news, particularly if women take estrogen only, not estrogen plus progestin.

Study Evaluates Timing Of Estrogen Use For Menopause  -  Apr 3, 2007
NBC4.TV,..."We found that estrogen plus progestin is worse for your heart health than estrogen only. For stroke, it didn't matter. Both estrogen plus progestin and

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