my wife (post menopausal) now in late 60's has taken estrogen for years, per recommendation of her gynecologist (retired now) but she continues on. Helps her mood. It is a low dose I believe and she varies the dose slightly as per her mood and as directed by her doctor. I know there are doctors that say it can cause breast cancer, but her gynecologist had done a lot of research on it and recommended it saying it wasn't true. He was also always big proponent of vitamin D, and was known in town as the Vitamin D doctor. This was years before covid. He retired and she misses him as he was really good.
I stand corrected. Just looked it up. My years in the business of breeding cattle interfered my brain works. Seems there are certain types that are progestin only for those who don't want extra estrogen but commonly it's both.
What is the difference of progestin and progesterone? Progestin is a blanket that covers types of hormones progesterone being one of them?
Progestin is a form of progesterone, the hormone that plays a role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Progestin is used in several birth control methods.
progestin is synthetic and causes issues with bleeding; also, progesterone helps with retaining bone density- only certain progestins MAY help with bone density. It’s a BS way to tell women that they’re doing the right thing but many will later suffer with osteoporosis.
Birth control is progesterone, not estrogen.
my wife (post menopausal) now in late 60's has taken estrogen for years, per recommendation of her gynecologist (retired now) but she continues on. Helps her mood. It is a low dose I believe and she varies the dose slightly as per her mood and as directed by her doctor. I know there are doctors that say it can cause breast cancer, but her gynecologist had done a lot of research on it and recommended it saying it wasn't true. He was also always big proponent of vitamin D, and was known in town as the Vitamin D doctor. This was years before covid. He retired and she misses him as he was really good.
Many birth control pills contain both estrogen and progestin, not progesterone.
I stand corrected. Just looked it up. My years in the business of breeding cattle interfered my brain works. Seems there are certain types that are progestin only for those who don't want extra estrogen but commonly it's both.
What is the difference of progestin and progesterone? Progestin is a blanket that covers types of hormones progesterone being one of them?
Progestin is a form of progesterone, the hormone that plays a role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. Progestin is used in several birth control methods.
https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/progestin-only-hormonal-birth-control-pill-and-injection
progestin is synthetic and causes issues with bleeding; also, progesterone helps with retaining bone density- only certain progestins MAY help with bone density. It’s a BS way to tell women that they’re doing the right thing but many will later suffer with osteoporosis.