Trying to get pregnant? Don't use progesterone, according to a new study

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Many people believed that progesterone can help women who have already experienced a miscarriage in lessening the possibility to miscarry again. However, according to Today Online, progesterone does not really bring the result that most women expect from it.

While many researchers and women expect the drug to benefit these incoming moms by lessening the chances of facing another miscarriage, a certain study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows a different result. The study was conducted to determine how effective and efficient progesterone in decreasing the risks of miscarriage among women who had already suffered one or more miscarriages before.

To conduct the study, the researchers let over 800 women to participate in their trials. The trials were held in Netherlands and Britain—with Britain holding the most number of trials. There were only nine trials in the Netherlands, but a total of 36 trials in Britain.

To make sure that there won't be any biased to the conclusion, both the participants and the doctors who among the women were receiving placebo and who were getting progesterone. The placebo and progesterone that were used in the study come in the form of a vaginal suppository.

65.8 percent of those who took progesterone was successful in giving birth. On the other hand, 63.3 percent of those who are in the controlled group, composed of those who only took placebo, were also able to succeed in their pregnancies. Considering the small difference between the two groups, it is safe to say that there is actually no significant benefits you get from it.

The Science Daily reported that Prof. Arri Coomarasamy said that just like the many people, they were also anticipating a positive feedback. However, they did not get the result that they wanted. Nonetheless, he was still so optimistic to see the brighter side.

He pointed out that though it has been proven that progesterone really does not impact a woman's miscarriage risk in a positive way, it also does not have a negative impact. Those women who had taken this drug before can now take a breath.

Since progesterone is already out of the choices for preventing the occurrence of unexplainable miscarriages, researchers can now focus their attention and energy to other possible treatment that might really be effective. Researchers won't stop looking for answers until they succeed in finding the best treatment that a woman can use to improve the possibility of her pregnancy's success.

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