{"id":29465,"date":"2024-09-27T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?p=29465"},"modified":"2025-11-05T23:15:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T23:15:08","slug":"doctalk-progesterone-in-oil-injections-most-googled-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/doctalk-progesterone-in-oil-injections-most-googled-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Progesterone in oil injections: most Googled questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"pg-video\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DocTalk 8: How to inject Progesterone in Oil, and other googled questions\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zmOjYGpWwX4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DocTalk series, where we discuss current events in the industry and what they might mean for you. 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