A two way action of progesterone in Fertility Management

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Musarrat Jabeen Babar
Mir Hassan Khan

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To study the role of progesterone in the treatment of amenorrhoea and as a cntraceptive. 120 females having secondary amenorrhoea were treated with 100mg of progesterone each. In the second group of 120 female having nromal menstrual cycle were also given a dose of 100 mg of progresterone. Out of 120 amenorrhoetic patients, progesterone in a dose of 100mg induced menstruation in 85 (70.8%) cases. The same dose of the hormone on the other hand prevented fertility in the group contraception was required. hence we suggest therapy of progesterone with nromal level of estradiol and in the fisrt attempt before histopathological examiantion of uterus for group \a and low dose of the drug for group B of fertile women. 

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Babar MJ, Khan MH. A two way action of progesterone in Fertility Management. J Postgrad Med Inst [Internet]. 2011 Sep. 23 [cited 2024 Apr. 20];17(2). Available from: https://www.jpmi.org.pk/index.php/jpmi/article/view/830
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