dienogest

April 24, 2018April 24, 2018

Dienogest Treatment Reduces Endometriosis Lesions Better than Duphaston or Esmya, Mouse Study Shows

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Although treatment with dienogest, duphaston, or Esmya (ulipristal acetate) all decreased lesion size in a mouse model of endometriosis, dienogest was found to be the most effective of the three, ... Read more

November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Phase 3 Chinese Study Shows Visanne Effective at Reducing Endometriosis Pain

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A Phase 3 trial has shown that daily administration of Visanne (dienogest) is safe and can significantly reduce endometriosis-associated pain in Chinese adult women. The findings further demonstrate the therapeutic ... Read more

July 24, 2017July 24, 2017

Dienogest Prevents Recurrence of Cysts and Pain After Endometriosis Surgery, Study Suggests

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Japanese researchers have found that given dienogest — a synthetic progestogen hormone — to women who have had keyhole surgery for deep infiltrating endometriosis lowers the recurrence rates of both pain ... Read more

March 3, 2017

Dinagest Reduces Pain of Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis, Regardless of Effect on Lesions, Researchers Report

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Dinagest (dienogest) reduces pain intensity in women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE). This effect was observed even without the reduction of the endometriotic lesions (nodules). The study “Dienogest and deep ... Read more

February 8, 2017

Progestin-Only Pills May Be More Effective to Treat Endometriosis than OCPs, Opinion Review Suggests

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Oral progestin-only pills may be more effective than combined oral estrogen-progestin contraceptive pills (OCPs) in treating the pain and lesions associated with endometriosis, according to a new opinion review. “Progestin-Only Pills ... Read more

January 18, 2017

Synthetic Hormone Dienogest Reduces Ovarian-cyst Recurrence Size and Pain, Study Shows

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Long-term use of the synthetic hormone dienogest proved effective in treating endometriosis-related pain and reducing the size of the ovarian cysts known as endometrioma that recur, a Korean study ... Read more

June 10, 2015June 10, 2015

Dienogest Found to Inhibit Abnormal Estrogen Production, Alleviate Endometriosis-Associated Symptoms

Etiology, Therapies

In a recent study entitled “Dienogest reduces HSD17β1 expression and activity in endometriosis,” the authors investigated the mechanism of action of Dienogest, an oral synthetic progestin (synthetic progestogens that ... Read more