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)?

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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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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