Study, 1987
What are two newer progesterone-like medicines used for?
This is a descriptive overview of two progesterone-like medicines, nomegestrol acetate and promegestone, covering their properties and uses. It does not report a study testing them on patients, so it cannot show how well they actually work.
What they did
The authors reviewed information on two progesterone-like medicines, nomegestrol acetate (Lutenyl) and promegestone (Surgestone), placing them alongside other medicines in the same family and describing their specific properties and how well they are tolerated.
What they found
The review describes each medicine's particular properties and tolerability, and discusses their place in contraception and in the other common reasons progesterone-like medicines are prescribed.
What it means for you
Because this is a descriptive overview rather than a test in women, it cannot tell us how well these medicines work or how safe they are compared with other options. Anyone considering them would need other research with actual results on patients to know what to expect.
About the study
- Original title
- [Observations on the new progestational agents]
- Authors
- Drapier-Faure E, Payan F
- Journal
- Revue francaise de gynecologie et d'obstetrique
- Year
- 1987
- Study design
- Study
- What was tested
- Nomegestrol acetate (Lutenyl) and promegestone (Surgestone), two progesterone-like medicines
- Read the paper
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3432896/
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