When navigating menopause and considering hormone replacement therapy (HRT), you might hear the terms progesterone and progestin. What’s the difference between progestin vs. progesterone? Though they ...

Micronized oral progesterone might decrease night sweats and improve sleep in perimenopausal women, according to new research. In a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of about 180 women with ...

CHICAGO, Illinois — New results from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of 3-months of therapy with oral micronized progesterone in women in perimenopause who had hot flashes were mixed but ...

Progesterone is a natural reproductive hormone that declines during perimenopause and menopause. Progestin is a synthetic version of progesterone, and micronized progesterone is a bioidentical form.

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Progesterone is a natural reproductive hormone that declines during perimenopause and menopause. Progestin is a synthetic version of ...