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Progestin Treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome May Reduce Pregnancy Chances

NIH research network finds women treated with progestin four times less likely to conceive

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Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 24, 2012.  The hormone progestin, often given as a first step in infertility treatment for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), appears to decrease the odds of conception and of giving birth, according to a study by a National Institutes of Health research network.

PCOSis a disorder in which the ovaries, and sometimes the adrenal glands, produce excess amounts of…

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