{"id":118510,"date":"2021-07-16T06:35:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T06:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=118510"},"modified":"2023-08-11T08:07:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T08:07:03","slug":"megestrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/megestrol\/","title":{"rendered":"Megestrol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Progestational compound used to treat endometrial cancer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Progestin; a hormone. Megestrol (Megace) is used to treat breast and endometrial cancers as well as to treat weight loss associated with anorexia (failure to eat) and wasting away that leaves a person thin and gaunt. Megestrol is effective in these conditions for reasons that are not entirely clear, although the drug is thought to stimulate the appetite by interfering with certain substances in the pituitary gland. It should never be used during pregnancy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A synthetic female sex hormone\u00a0that is used in combination with an estrogen in oral contraceptives.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Megestrol is a progestogen medication utilized to treat uterine and specific breast cancers. It&#8217;s often prescribed in cases where a tumor cannot be operated on, if a tumor returns post-surgery, or when other cancer treatments like drugs or radiation therapy are unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Potential side effects of the medication encompass ankle swelling, weight increase, nausea, dizziness, headaches, skin rashes, and on rare occasions, elevated blood calcium levels.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progestational compound used to treat endometrial cancer. Progestin; a hormone. Megestrol (Megace) is used to treat breast and endometrial cancers as well as to treat weight loss associated with anorexia (failure to eat) and wasting away that leaves a person thin and gaunt. Megestrol is effective in these conditions for reasons that are not entirely [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-m"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Megestrol - Definition of Megestrol<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Progestational compound used to treat endometrial cancer.Progestin; a hormone. 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