Protecting the Brain with Progesterone
I have previously written on the recent studies being performed on patients suffering from traumatic brain injuries and new hope with a commonly used pregnancy hormone, progesterone, as a source of treatment for their injury. A story out yesterday through ABC News provides further proof that this drug could be highly beneficial when treating sufferers of TBIs.
The hormone, when given to patients who have suffered a TBI within 12 hours of their injury, reduces the risk of death by 57%. In addition, while the amount of the hormone given to TBI patients is three times what pregnant women usually produce, researchers have found no serious side effects related to the hormone treatment.
You can read more on this study here.
The hormone, when given to patients who have suffered a TBI within 12 hours of their injury, reduces the risk of death by 57%. In addition, while the amount of the hormone given to TBI patients is three times what pregnant women usually produce, researchers have found no serious side effects related to the hormone treatment.
You can read more on this study here.
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