A 39-year-old member asked:
What's the difference between a progestin and progesterone?
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Dr. PAUL EUNanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 40 years experience
Similar: Progesterone is a specific hormone produced in the ovary. Progestin compounds are all molecules that have progestational effect which includes progesterone. Different progestin compounds have different biological activity.
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Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenzanswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 27 years experience
Biology: Progesterone is either produced in a woman's ovary or synthesized in a lab and is considered "bio-identical". A progestin, as dr eun mentions, is biologically similar but not identical. But don't be fooled by the labels, "natural" and "synthetic". No plant ever produces progesterone! that is identical to a human woman's!
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