Understanding the Differences Between Prometrium, Compounded Progesterone, and Progestins

February 10, 2026
a blonde, female scientist holds up two beakers with different color liquids in them. She is looking at the pink one which is bubbling and she appears curious about it. She also has sticky notes on her lab coat with various compound structures including progesterone.

Progesterone. A Series of What is the Truth? When it comes to hormone replacement therapy for women, particularly regarding progesterone, various delivery options are available. There are troches, triturates, suppositories, creams, gels, and capsules. Two common choices of bioidentical progesterone in capsule form are ‘Prometrium’ and ‘Compounded Progesterone’, both derived from plant sterols called Mexican…

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Prozac, Beginning of the Anti-Depressant Era

July 14, 2023

The integrity of medical literature has been called into question. Drug makers spend significantly more money on advertisements than on the actual research and development of the drug. The media targets the consumers with ads, acting as the marketing arm of the pharmaceutical industry, with great financial interest. Much of the research results are misreported…

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