Mary Jane Minkin, MD, is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology and reproductive sciences at Yale Medical School ...

[1] Another progestin is drospirenone, derived from 17-α-spirolactone and pharmacologically resembling endogenous progesterone. It has both antiandrogenic and antimineralocorticoid activities.

If you do have a uterus, progesterone must be added to prevent excess buildup of the uterine lining and an increased risk of uterine cancer (HRT). Estrogen with progestogen has proved to be as ...

Estradiol is a type of estrogen, and progesterone is a type of progestin. Studies have not found an increased risk of fetal harm after exposure to combination estrogen/progestin birth control ...