Because we are not a medical authority, we are unable to answer the questions above. Instead, anyone who has these questions should seek a medical professional.
According to a medical site www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000261/ the drug is taken for 10 to 12 days every month, and for 16 to 18 days it is not taken.
Given the reasons for the use it is meant to restart a person's period or at least help during menopause to replace some of the hormones the body needs.
We cannot state for certain whether a period will start after the first few doses or how long periods may take to start again. We cannot say how long it may take to ovulate during the first cycle, whether periods return or whether one can become pregnant at that stage.
It may be possible that the drug will have an effect on pregnancy in that one may conceive more easily after the drug is taken; however, we cannot provide you with absolutes or even with a percentage of how likely it is. Instead, the only option we can give is for a person on Prometrium to speak with a doctor regarding the drug and the questions above.
- 'Prometrium' is a hormone replacement medication used to replace the lack of progesterone in women who have reached menopause.
According to a medical site www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0000261/ the drug is taken for 10 to 12 days every month, and for 16 to 18 days it is not taken.
Given the reasons for the use it is meant to restart a person's period or at least help during menopause to replace some of the hormones the body needs.
We cannot state for certain whether a period will start after the first few doses or how long periods may take to start again. We cannot say how long it may take to ovulate during the first cycle, whether periods return or whether one can become pregnant at that stage.
It may be possible that the drug will have an effect on pregnancy in that one may conceive more easily after the drug is taken; however, we cannot provide you with absolutes or even with a percentage of how likely it is. Instead, the only option we can give is for a person on Prometrium to speak with a doctor regarding the drug and the questions above.