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Progesterone
Crinone® (progesterone gel)
Endometrin® (progesterone vaginal insert)

Generic name: progesterone

Dosage form: Intramuscular injection, vaginal suppository or capsule, oral capsule

How it works: Helps prepare the lining of the uterus to receive a fertilized egg and maintain pregnancy in women who do not produce enough progesterone

Missed dose: Call your doctor immediately. Until you are able to speak with your doctor, take the missed dose unless it is almost time for the next scheduled dose. Do not take two doses at one time. It is important that you talk with your doctor as soon as possible about whether your treatment plan will need to be adjusted because of a missed dose.

Storage and handling: Store injection medication and capsules at room temperature. Protect from light. Do not refrigerate injectable medication or capsules. Refrigerate suppositories between 36°F and 46°F. Discard injection medication 30 days after opening. Capsules and suppositories can be kept until the expiration date.

Common side effects: Local discomfort, bruising, and soreness at the injection site, breakthrough bleeding, weight changes, changes in cervical secretions, breast tenderness, secretion of breast milk, acne, skin sensitivity reactions, hair loss, fever, insomnia, nausea, dizziness, fluid retention, depression, bloating, abdominal pain, headache, drowsiness, mood swings, and irritability

Contact your doctor immediately: If you experience breast tenderness or enlargement, numbness or pain in the arm or leg, pain in the chest or groin, severe headache, abdominal pain, sudden shortness of breath, unusual weakness, vision or speech problems, or yellowing of the skin

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Generic name: progesterone gel

Dosage form: Vaginal gel

How it works: Helps prepare the lining of the uterus to receive a fertilized egg and maintain pregnancy in women who do not produce enough progesterone

Missed dose: Call your doctor immediately. Until you are able to speak with your doctor, insert the missed dose as soon as possible. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and insert the next dose as scheduled. Do not insert two doses at one time. It is important that you talk with your doctor as soon as possible about whether your treatment plan will need to be adjusted because of a missed dose.

Storage and handling: Store at 77°F, excursions permitted to 59°F to 86°F. Do not use after the expiration date.

Common side effects: Breakthrough bleeding, weight changes, changes in cervical secretions, breast tenderness, secretion of breast milk, acne, skin reactions, hair loss, fever, insomnia, nausea, dizziness, fluid retention, depression, dizziness, bloating, abdominal pain, headache, drowsiness, mood swings, irritability, and vaginal discomfort

Contact your doctor immediately: If you experience breast tenderness or enlargement, numbness or pain in the arm or leg, pain in the chest or groin, severe headache, abdominal pain, sudden shortness of breath, unusual weakness, vision or speech problems, or yellowing of the skin

Generic name: progesterone vaginal insert

Dosage form: Vaginal insert

How it works: Helps prepare the lining of the uterus to receive a fertilized egg and maintain pregnancy in women who do not produce enough progesterone

Missed dose: Call your doctor immediately. Until you are able to speak with your doctor, insert the missed dose as soon as possible. If it is almost time for the next dose, skip the missed dose and insert the next dose as scheduled. Do not insert two doses at one time. It is important that you talk with your doctor as soon as possible about whether your treatment plan will need to be adjusted because of a missed dose.

Storage and handling: Store at 77°F; excursions permitted between 59°F to 86°F.

Common side effects: Breakthrough bleeding, weight changes, changes in cervical secretions, breast tenderness, secretion of breast milk, acne, skin reactions, hair loss, fever, insomnia, nausea, dizziness, fluid retention, depression, bloating, abdominal pain, headache, drowsiness, mood swings, irritability, or vaginal discomfort

Contact your doctor immediately: If you experience breast tenderness or enlargement, numbness or pain in the arm or leg, pain in the chest or groin, severe headache, abdominal pain, sudden shortness of breath, unusual weakness, vision or speech problems, or yellowing of the skin

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