Cyclic progestin therapy for the management of mastopathy and mastodynia
@article{Winkler2001CyclicPT, title={Cyclic progestin therapy for the management of mastopathy and mastodynia}, author={Ulrich H. Winkler and Andreas Schindler and Ulrich Brinkmann and C Ebert and Carsten Oberhoff}, journal={Gynecological Endocrinology}, year={2001}, volume={15}, pages={37 - 43} }
The management of benign diseases of the breast aims to halt the progression of fibrocystic transformation and to eliminate the symptoms of pain and breast tenderness. Progestins can be used for this purpose. In a controlled, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study we treated 31 women with mastopathy/mastodynia with the progestins medrogestone (10 mg/day) or dydrogesterone (10 mg/day) from day 14 to day 25 for six cycles. Before, during and at the end of therapy the following parameters…
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