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(also known as Norethindrone)
Progestins are hormones.
The low-dose progestins for contraception are used to prevent pregnancy. Other names for progestin-only oral contraceptives are minipills and progestin-only pills (POPs). Progestins can prevent fertilization by preventing a woman's egg from fully developing.
Also, progestins caus... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Endometriosis | 77 |
68% |
| Hysterectomy | 9 |
67% |
| Menopause | 5 |
80% |
| Depression | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 69% (94
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Aygestin Reviews
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caused severe frequent migranes and constant bleeding.
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all of the medicatons they prescribed to help would raise my blood pressure sky high and I would have chest pains
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Not even close to helpful!!!! I was supposed to take this for "add back therapy" and it actually made this worse, as if that's an easy task!
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took with lupron shot. weight gain, hot flashes, mood swings.
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Didn't stop the heavy bleeding, caused depression to return
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norethindrone acetate - weight gain
I have been on the aygestin since January and i have gained at least 20lbs. I suggest talking with your dr before upping the dosage. [More] -
Norethindrone/Aygestin?
I had never heard of it but I just went on to rxlist.com and it has about 5 different pages on the drug. Check it out [More] -
Norethindrone/Aygestin?
Has anyone ever heard of this drug? I recently had an appt. with my endo doctor and I suggested maybe going on the depo shot and he gave me these pill... [More] -
norethindrone acetate - weight gain
For those who have been on norethindrone acetate (aygestin), did you experience weight gain and did it stop increasing or even reduce back to your ori... [More] -
norethindrone acetate - weight gain
For those who have been on norethindrone acetate (aygestin), did you experience weight gain and did it stop increasing or even reduce back to your ori... [More]
