Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A steroid hormone, C21H30O2, that is secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary and by the placenta and that acts to prepare the uterus for implantation of the fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.
- noun A drug prepared from natural or synthetic progesterone, used in the prevention of miscarriage, in the treatment of menstrual disorders, and as a constituent of some oral contraceptives.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biochemistry, uncountable A
steroid hormone , secreted by theovaries , whosefunction is to prepare theuterus for theimplantation of a fertilizedovum and to maintainpregnancy . - noun biochemistry, countable A
synthetic version of the compound, used incontraceptive pills and otherpharmaceutical products.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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You don't need an ACTH stim test if the 17 oh progesterone is normal.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider aka TBTAM 2009
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Testing for 17 hydroxy-progesterone is best done fasting and in the latter part of the menstrual cycle.
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider aka TBTAM 2009
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He'd explain that progesterone is very similar to testosterone, so administering it tricks the brain into thinking it's swimming in the male hormone.
NIH studying progesterone to treat traumatic brain injuries 2010
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I think the biggest downside to progesterone is its name.
NIH studying progesterone to treat traumatic brain injuries 2010
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I'm not sure why the risk for endometrial cancer are mentioned in the editorial - it did not appear in the WHI results, and should not be an issue if progesterone is taken according to recommended HRT protocols.
The WHI through the Restrospectoscope aka TBTAM 2009
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After all, the purpose of progesterone is to stop things from happening.
Write Where You Are : Rachel Zucker : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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I was told progesterone is not available in Mexico.
RX drugs 2005
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It's caused by a hormonal decline and imbalance of a key hormone, called progesterone, which is a hormone of pregnancy.
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Looking at a hormone now, specifically a hormone called progesterone, 17 alpha hydroxy progesterone, and they actually, split women into two groups.
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The way it works is, it blocks a hormone called progesterone, and there are progesterone receptors in the brain, the breast, the adrenal gland, the ovaries, and the immune system.
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