The results of a new study indicate no real benefit in using progesterone for most women experiencing early pregnancy bleeding, but the treatment was helpful for a small subgroup of women who had miscarried before
Vaginal bleeding during pregnancy can be a sign of an impending miscarriage. Doctors sometimes prescribe progesterone, a hormone essential to a healthy pregnancy, to prevent miscarriage.
New research says that vaginal suppositories of progesterone given to pregnant women experiencing bleeding in the first trimester did not result in a significantly higher incidence of live births than a placebo. 3 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths in US are preventable, report says However, one small group of women benefits from this treatment, according to Dr.
During the 1950s, advertisements combined with the medical literature made treatment of a threatened miscarriage with hormones and vitamins"virtually imperative," Greene wrote."In retrospect, it is likely that the initial rationale for hormonal therapy -- that is, the observed fall in pregnancy hormone levels before pregnancy loss -- was, in fact, a consequence rather than a cause of pregnancy failure.
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