megestrol

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What is megestrol?

Megestrol 20 mg-BAR
Generic Name: megestrol
Other Brand Names: Megace, Megace ES, Megestrol Acetate
Megestrol is a man-made chemical similar to the female hormone progesterone.
Megestrol is used to treat loss of appetite and weight loss because of disease. Megestrol is also used in the treatment of advanced breast cancer and endometrial cancer.
Megestrol may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.

Posts on megestrol (48)

At first I thought it was flea bites. I stayed overnight with a friend that has 7 or 8 cats...
With an effort to stop bleeding I was prescribed Megestrol. Upon reading about the drug, I ...
I did not have a period for a year.I started bleeding it got really heavy had to change pad...
I had surgery for Ovarian cancer in January 2004. I was diagnosed in November with...
Hi. I was diagnosed with stage IIIA endometrial cancer that metastisized to my ovaries. I ...
An ultra-sound showed that I have a 5cm cyst that has lines running through it. I was put ...
Tomorrow will be the end of the third week for my mom doing radiation. This pass week I am ...
My father finished first round of chemotherapy on friday (cisplatin and etoposide). He bar...
the gal I have been talking to has went through alot of med, probs, She came back with a ca...