PROVERA® What is the most important information I should know about PROVERA (a progestin hormone)?

(medroxyprogesterone acetate)

What is the most important information I should know about PROVERA (a progestin hormone)?

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Do not use estrogens with progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, or dementia (decline in brain function).
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Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chance of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and blood clots.
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Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chance of getting dementia, based on a study of women age 65 years or older.
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You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with PROVERA.

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What is the most important information I should know about PROVERA (a progestin hormone)?

What is the most important information I should know about PROVERA (a progestin hormone)?

•
Do not use estrogens with progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, or dementia (decline in brain function).
•
Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chance of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and blood clots.
•
Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chance of getting dementia, based on a study of women age 65 years or older.
•
You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with PROVERA.
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What is the most important information I should know about PROVERA (a progestin hormone)?

What is the most important information I should know about PROVERA (a progestin hormone)?

•
Do not use estrogens with progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, or dementia (decline in brain function).
•
Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chance of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and blood clots.
•
Using estrogens with progestins may increase your chance of getting dementia, based on a study of women age 65 years or older.
•
You and your healthcare provider should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with PROVERA.

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