I was told progesterone is not available in Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [RX drugs] Reference
I think the biggest downside to progesterone is its name. From Wordnik.com. [NIH studying progesterone to treat traumatic brain injuries] Reference
You don't need an ACTH stim test if the 17 oh progesterone is normal. From Wordnik.com. [Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia - Something to Consider] Reference
After all, the purpose of progesterone is to stop things from happening. From Wordnik.com. [Write Where You Are : Rachel Zucker : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
The pill suppresses the body's production of a hormone called progesterone, causing the uterine lining to thin and reject an implanted embryo. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Looking at a hormone now, specifically a hormone called progesterone, 17 alpha hydroxy progesterone, and they actually, split women into two groups. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 12, 2003] Reference
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. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2000] Reference
When this problem is suspected, your doctor may suggest a diagnostic exam known as the progesterone withdrawal test. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Pregnant] Reference
The corpus luteum produces the steroid hormone progesterone, which is particularly important for maintaining pregnancy. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
A synthetic progestin similar to the hormone progesterone, which is produced by the body to regulate the menstrual cycle. From Wordnik.com. Reference
One reason is scientifically linked to a waning production of the hormone progesterone, which is instrumental to relaxation. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Eric Braverman: Increasing Your Sex Drive as You Age] Reference
In 1934, Butenandt and Westphal succeeded in producing this hormone, which was given the name progesterone, in a chemically pure form. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Some researchers suspect that the progesterone might be the culprit in increasing the risk of breast cancer, but that has not been proven. From Wordnik.com. [A Win, Win for Women?] Reference
'progesterone', scientists have claimed to have found the hormone in a plant. From Wordnik.com. [Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'] Reference
The most significant one is a fall in progesterone. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy Puzzle] Reference
The role of progesterone: One hazard of estrogen is undisputed. From Wordnik.com. [Every Woman For Herself] Reference
Without progesterone, a perimenopausal woman can therefore miss periods. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding “Perimenopause”] Reference
But if no egg ripens, no ovulation occurs, and no progesterone is released. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding “Perimenopause”] Reference
I'm interested in hormone replacement with estrogen and progesterone creams. From Wordnik.com. [Health For Life M.D.: Our Doctor's Advice] Reference
Usually given orally for 10 days a month, progesterone isn't risk-free either. From Wordnik.com. [Every Woman For Herself] Reference
But in some women, the lining is actually stimulated by too much progesterone. From Wordnik.com. [Fact checking the TV fact-checkers: Buck would oppose common forms of birth control] Reference
About two-thirds of breast cancers have receptors, either for estrogen or progesterone. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2005] Reference
It's progesterone that both stabilizes the uterine lining and signals when to slough it off. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding “Perimenopause”] Reference
But an otherwise inexplicable weepiness during one's 40s might reflect diminished progesterone. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding “Perimenopause”] Reference
The pill blocks progesterone, a hormone that prepares the lining of the uterus for a fertilized egg. From Wordnik.com. [The 'Abortion Pill': Not Stocked Here] Reference
To combat this effect, most women also take a synthetic form of a second female hormone, progesterone. From Wordnik.com. [Every Woman For Herself] Reference
Since it is only the combined therapy that appears to increase risk, could progesterone be the problem?. From Wordnik.com. [Hormone Hazards] Reference
Meanwhile, her decision to take supplemental progesterone despite her hysterectomy baffles mainstream doctors. From Wordnik.com. [Uh, O!] Reference
Because the pill contains both estrogen and progesterone, the lining is likely to be receptive to the fertilized egg. From Wordnik.com. [Fact checking the TV fact-checkers: Buck would oppose common forms of birth control] Reference
During pregnancy, estrogen and progesterone levels skyrocket, then drop back to pre-pregnancy levels soon after delivery. From Wordnik.com. [The Baby Blues And Beyond] Reference
Or they might affect the thyroid system or they might affect the progesterone system or they might affect something else. From Wordnik.com. [Expert Q&A: Toxicologist Linda Birnbaum on BPA] Reference
Your periods may become shorter and come closer together as the follicles (egg sacs) in your ovaries produce less progesterone. From Wordnik.com. [The Basics] Reference
It may be that all forms of estrogen and progesterone carry the same risks as Prempro, which is the only one that's been tested. From Wordnik.com. [Health For Life M.D.: Our Doctor's Advice] Reference
Chasteberry This berry may help with menstrual irregularities and painful breasts, apparently by increasing progesterone levels. From Wordnik.com. [Understanding “Perimenopause”] Reference
WEISS: Well, breast cancer cells may have little receptors where they listen out for what estrogen and progesterone have to say. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 8, 2005] Reference
Even scarier for many women was the increased risk of breast cancer after taking estrogen and progesterone, especially after five years. From Wordnik.com. [Hormone Hazards] Reference
Most such problems can be traced to the drop-off in the female hormones estrogen or progesterone, both of which govern the ovarian cycle. From Wordnik.com. [Menopause] Reference
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