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(also known as Medroxyprogesterone)

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

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
Polycystic Ovarian Synd...
377
87%
Endometriosis
199
52%
Menopause
33
70%
Infertility
20
90%
Trying To Conceive
3
67%
Overall, 75% (641 Members) find Provera helpful
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Provera Reviews

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I switched to this medication from a progesterone cream. It has worked well.
Working / Worked
It has kept the cysts and pain at bay for the most part.
So far so good. It helping me with the sympthoms that I was having.
Working / Worked
I've only taken this in the past as a way to start my cycle...never as a treatment for Endometriosis.
Working / Worked
Took this once, never again as it caused the worst pain.
i haven't had a period in a year my doctor gave it to me for 10 days and 3 days after that i had my period and helped the pain i had.
Working / Worked
did not work for very long
It finally made my period regular.
brings on my periods
Made me get my period.
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Discussions

  1. Discussion: Provera/Medroxyprogesterone
    Hi Daisy814- I just went through this process and it worked for me. i got my period about 4 days after I took the last pill. Good luck! [More]
  2. Discussion: Provera/Medroxyprogesterone
    I too had this problem, I took provera twice before I responded. AF always shows for me about 2-3 days after my last pill. Turned out that I have P... [More]
  3. Discussion: Provera/Medroxyprogesterone
    No, I actually meant Birth Control. I've been on Bromocriptine for almost 5 months now and I am trying to get the green light to conceive. I already... [More]
  4. Discussion: Provera/Medroxyprogesterone
    Does BC stand for bromocryptine? I've been on it for over a year, and its not that bad. The side effects were irritating at first (nausia and nasal ... [More]
  5. Discussion: Provera/Medroxyprogesterone
    Hi Everyone, I was just prescribed medroxyprogesterone, which I believe is the same thing as provera, since I haven't gotten my menstrual cycle bac... [More]

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