Put ice over the fractured rib. Apply an ice pack, frozen gel pack or bag of peas from the freezer onto your rib injury for about 20 minutes every hour you are awake for the first two days, then reduce it to 10 â 20 minutes three times daily as needed to reduce pain and swelling.
1 Oral progesterone, such as Prometrium, is a natural form of the hormone used to help supplement the luteal phase during fertility treatments such as intrauterine insemination (IUI).  Progesterone suppositories, such as Endometrin and Cyclogest, are made of natural progesterone and are inserted into the vagina.
In a comprehensive review published in 2004 in Cochrane Database Systematic Reviews, researchers examined the results of 51 studies in which progesterone alone or combined with other hormones was administered after different reproductive techniques, including embryo transfer after IVF. woman undergoing IVF usually takes sex hormones to stimulate ovulation. Once she ovulates, progesterone supplements are usually recommended to prepare her body for pregnancy. Progesterone is crucial for several aspects of pregnancy. One important function is to prepare the uterus to receive an embryo.