Progesterone
hormone · menopause / progestogen
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Progesterone is a medicine in the « hormone (menopause / progestogen) » category. This hormone is part of hormonal contraception: taken every day, it prevents ovulation and makes the body unreceptive to pregnancy, reversibly.
In the case of Progesterone, this means: Hormonal treatment (menopause or gynaecology). It is most often a maintenance treatment, taken at regular times over long periods; its benefit is judged over time, not by how you feel on the day.
Under which brands it is found
Progesterone is found in around 9 presentations listed in France. It is available under various brand names and as generics.
- Amelgen
- Crinone
- Estima
- Progestan
- Progesterone Biogaran
- Progesterone Viatris
- Progestogel
- Progiron
- and other presentations
Generics and the original brand are equivalent for the active substance; only the appearance, the name or the excipients may differ.
Do you need a supplement? No.
We put forward no supplement for Progesterone: that would be forcing a need that does not exist. The great majority of medicines call for no particular supplementation, and acknowledging this is part of the way we work. We design a supplement only where the data support it, across five specific classes.
Talk about it in the community
Others are on the same treatment and share their daily life: what they feel, their questions, the little routines they set up. You read lived experience here, not recommendations.
Related molecules
To explore in the « Hormones and contraception » family and its neighbours.
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