Progesterone

• For the treatment of premenstrual syndrome, absence of menses, irregular menses and abnormal uterine bleeding.
• To support the early phase of pregnancy in women who have experienced vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy and have inadequate or low levels of progesterone.
• For the treatment of infertility, preventing preterm delivery and mood disorder following childbirth.
• Hormone replacement therapy in women having menopause. It is given along with oestrogen to post-menopausal women.
• This medicine is also used to support pregnancy and fertility outcomes during assisted reproductive procedures.

When should one not use Progesterone

• If you are allergic to any of the ingredients of the medicine.
• If you have or ever had breast cancer.
• If you experience abnormal vaginal bleeding which is not being treated.
• If you recently had a heart attack or stroke.
• If you have a blood clotting disorder such as thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis (clots in blood vessels of legs) and blood clots in the lungs.
• If you have severe liver disease.

Common side effects of this drug are:

• Drowsiness
• Abdominal bloating
• Breast tenderness
• Soreness
• Diarrhoea
• Flatulence
• Short menstrual cycle
• Intermittent bleeding or spotting

Other General Warnings

• You experience abnormal vaginal bleeding or have a vaginal infection.
• You have epilepsy, migraine, asthma, liver, heart or kidney dysfunction, diabetes or photosensitivity, or you are a breastfeeding mother; careful observation is required.

How Does It Work?

Interactions with other medicines

• Certain medicines affect the way Progesterone works or Progesterone itself can affect the action of other medicines taken at the same time.
• Tell your doctor about all the medicines, supplements, herbals you are currently taking or might take before taking this medicine.
• Especially, if you are taking an antifungal medicine containing ketoconazole inform your doctor.

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