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Stopped oral provera (medroxyprogesterone) (10mg x 5 days) 7 days ago, will my serum progesterone be high? prog. level 10.8 today & no period. is that the med or my level?

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Dr. Carol Cheney answered

Not the same: Provera (medroxyprogesterone) is a synthetic agent that acts like Progesterone but is not biochemically the same; if you have measurable Progesterone in the blood stream that represents Progesterone that you have produced, not the provera (medroxyprogesterone).

Answered 6/30/2014

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A member asked:

Stopped oral provera (medroxyprogesterone) (10mg x 5 days) 7 days ago, will my serum progesterone be high? prog. level 10.8 today & no period. is that the med or my level?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Carol Cheney answered

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