Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Progesterone or Progestin - A Mistaken Identity by Gillson, M.D., Ph.D. I'm writing to vent my spleen about the quality of some of the information about progesterone being dispensed in the throwaway CME " journals " , so I hope you will indulge me, as it is difficult to get negative comments published in the magazines themselves. My first rant concerns an article entitled " Surviving menopause without HRT " which appeared in The Canadian Journal of Diagnosis, pg 62, May 2004. The author, Dr. Christiane Kuntz notes that many of the adverse outcomes seen in the Premarin/Provera arm of the WHIS were not seen in the Premarin only arm. She finds this " fascinating " and goes on to ask " Could progesterone be causing some of the perceived increase in risk? [risk demonstrated in the combined HRT arm]. Dr. Kuntz, this would indeed be a " fascinating " finding, since progesterone was not even studied in the WHIS !!! People!! Please, please, please make the critical distinction between progesterone and progestins in your mind and in your vocabulary! There is only one progesterone, and the word progesterone is not a catch-all or substitute for the words " progestin " or " progestagen " . Similarly with the molecules themselves. Outside of contraceptive and oncologic uses, progestins are no substitute for progesterone, and the sooner the medical profession gets this message, the better. Casual interchange of these terms has helped us into the hormone pickle in which we now find ourselves. gracia- if you read the study below- PROGESTERONE IS CITED IN THE STUDY. PROGESTINS ARE the class of drugs FOR PROGESTERONE. Please, do not tell me what the study was about BECAUSE UCLA WAS INVOLVED in the study when I was in GRADUATE SCHOOL THERE. many of the researches who worked with the study were from UCLA. Several of my professors in women's health were involved in the study. ----- Original Message ----- Recent Activity a.. 13New Members Visit Your Group Health Fit for Life Getting fit is now easier than ever. Biz Resources Y! Small Business Articles, tools, forms, and more. Cat Fanatics on Find people who are crazy about cats. . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.6/1229 - Release Date: 1/17/2008 11:12 AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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