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659 relations: ABC transporter, ABHD2, Abortion doping, Abortion–breast cancer hypothesis, Acebrochol, Acrosome, Acrosome reaction, ACTH stimulation test, Adenoma, Adenomyosis, Adenosine reuptake inhibitor, Adolf Butenandt, Adrenal steroid, AKR1C1, AKR1C3, Aldosterone synthase, Alfaxalone, Algestone acetophenide, Allopregnanediol, Allopregnanolone, Allylestrenol, Alternative uses for placenta, Aminoglutethimide, Amphenone B, Amyloid-beta precursor protein, Andrée Marquet, Androgen, Androgen backdoor pathway, Angiofibroma, Anovulatory cycle, Anterior pituitary, Antiandrogen, Antiprogestogen, Apolipoprotein D, Appetite, Arcopilus aureus, Arthur Kellermann, Artificial insemination, Ataxic cerebral palsy, Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis, Azastene, Étienne-Émile Baulieu, Barbasco, Basal body temperature, Basal metabolic rate, Beef hormone controversy, Benzodiazepine dependence, Biochemical cascade, Bioconversion, Black coucal, ... Expand index (609 more) »
ABC transporter
The ABC transporters, ATP synthase (ATP)-binding cassette transporters are a transport system superfamily that is one of the largest and possibly one of the oldest gene families.
See Progesterone and ABC transporter
ABHD2
Abhydrolase domain-containing protein 2 is a serine hydrolase enzyme that is strongly expressed in human spermatozoa.
Abortion doping
Abortion doping is a rumoured practice of purposely inducing pregnancy specifically for athletic performance-enhancing benefits, and then aborting the pregnancy.
See Progesterone and Abortion doping
Abortion–breast cancer hypothesis
The abortion–breast cancer hypothesis posits that having an induced abortion can increase the risk of getting breast cancer.
See Progesterone and Abortion–breast cancer hypothesis
Acebrochol
Acebrochol (INN), also known as cholesteryl acetate dibromide or 5α,6β-dibromocholestan-3β-ol acetate, is a neuroactive steroid which was described as a sedative and hypnotic but was never marketed.
See Progesterone and Acebrochol
Acrosome
The acrosome is an organelle that develops over the anterior (front) half of the head in the spermatozoa (sperm cells) of humans, and many other animals.
Acrosome reaction
For fertilization to happen between a sperm and egg cell, a sperm must first fuse with the plasma membrane and then penetrate the female egg cell to fertilize it.
See Progesterone and Acrosome reaction
ACTH stimulation test
The ACTH test (also called the cosyntropin, tetracosactide, or Synacthen test) is a medical test usually requested and interpreted by endocrinologists to assess the functioning of the adrenal glands' stress response by measuring the adrenal response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; corticotropin) or another corticotropic agent such as tetracosactide (cosyntropin, tetracosactrin; Synacthen) or alsactide (Synchrodyn).
See Progesterone and ACTH stimulation test
Adenoma
An adenoma is a benign tumor of epithelial tissue with glandular origin, glandular characteristics, or both.
Adenomyosis
Adenomyosis is a medical condition characterized by the growth of cells that proliferate on the inside of the uterus (endometrium) atypically located among the cells of the uterine wall (myometrium), as a result, thickening of the uterus occurs.
See Progesterone and Adenomyosis
Adenosine reuptake inhibitor
An adenosine reuptake inhibitor (AdoRI) is a type of drug which acts as a reuptake inhibitor for the purine nucleoside and neurotransmitter adenosine by blocking the action of one or more of the equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs).
See Progesterone and Adenosine reuptake inhibitor
Adolf Butenandt
Adolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (24 March 1903 – 18 January 1995) was a German biochemist.
See Progesterone and Adolf Butenandt
Adrenal steroid
Adrenal steroids are steroids that are derived from the adrenal glands.
See Progesterone and Adrenal steroid
AKR1C1
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C1 also known as 20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase, and dihydrodiol dehydrogenase 1/2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AKR1C1 gene.
AKR1C3
Aldo-keto reductase family 1 member C3 (AKR1C3), also known as 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 5 (17β-HSD5, HSD17B5) or 3α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (3α-HSD2) is a steroidogenic enzyme that in humans is encoded by the AKR1C3 gene.
Aldosterone synthase
Aldosterone synthase, also called steroid 18-hydroxylase, corticosterone 18-monooxygenase or P450C18, is a steroid hydroxylase cytochrome P450 enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of the mineralocorticoid aldosterone and other steroids.
See Progesterone and Aldosterone synthase
Alfaxalone
Alfaxalone, also known as alphaxalone or alphaxolone and sold under the brand name Alfaxan, is a neuroactive steroid and general anesthetic which is used currently in veterinary practice as an induction agent for anesthesia and as an injectable anesthetic.
See Progesterone and Alfaxalone
Algestone acetophenide
Algestone acetophenide, also known more commonly as dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide (DHPA) and sold under the brand names Perlutal and Topasel among others, is a progestin medication which is used in combination with an estrogen as a form of long-lasting injectable birth control.
See Progesterone and Algestone acetophenide
Allopregnanediol
Allopregnanediol, or 5α-pregnane-3α,20α-diol, is an endogenous metabolite of progesterone and allopregnanolone and an isomer of pregnanediol (5β-pregnan-3α,20α-diol).
See Progesterone and Allopregnanediol
Allopregnanolone
Allopregnanolone is a naturally occurring neurosteroid which is made in the body from the hormone progesterone.
See Progesterone and Allopregnanolone
Allylestrenol
Allylestrenol, sold under the brand names Gestanin and Turinal among others, is a progestin medication which is used to treat recurrent and threatened miscarriage and to prevent premature labor in pregnant women.
See Progesterone and Allylestrenol
Alternative uses for placenta
The placenta is an organ which links the fetus to the mother in mammals for the transfer of oxygen and nutrients to the fetus and fetal waste products to the mother.
See Progesterone and Alternative uses for placenta
Aminoglutethimide
Aminoglutethimide (AG), sold under the brand names Elipten, Cytadren, and Orimeten among others, is a medication which has been used in the treatment of seizures, Cushing's syndrome, breast cancer, and prostate cancer, among other indications.
See Progesterone and Aminoglutethimide
Amphenone B
Amphenone B, or simply amphenone, also known as 3,3-bis(p-aminophenyl)butan-2-one, is an inhibitor of steroid hormone and thyroid hormone biosynthesis which was never marketed but has been used as a tool in scientific research to study corticosteroids and the adrenal glands.
See Progesterone and Amphenone B
Amyloid-beta precursor protein
Amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) is an integral membrane protein expressed in many tissues and concentrated in the synapses of neurons.
See Progesterone and Amyloid-beta precursor protein
Andrée Marquet
Andrée Marquet (born 1934), is a French chemist specializing in organic chemistry and chemical biology, professor emeritus at the Pierre and Marie Curie University and correspondent at the French Academy of sciences since 1993.
See Progesterone and Andrée Marquet
Androgen
An androgen (from Greek andr-, the stem of the word meaning "man") is any natural or synthetic steroid hormone that regulates the development and maintenance of male characteristics in vertebrates by binding to androgen receptors.
Androgen backdoor pathway
The androgen backdoor pathway is responsible for the synthesis of physiologically relevant androgens.
See Progesterone and Androgen backdoor pathway
Angiofibroma
Angiofibroma (AGF) is a descriptive term for a wide range of benign skin or mucous membrane (i.e. the outer membrane lining body cavities such as the mouth and nose) lesions in which individuals have.
See Progesterone and Angiofibroma
Anovulatory cycle
An anovulatory cycle is a menstrual cycle characterised by the absence of ovulation and a luteal phase.
See Progesterone and Anovulatory cycle
Anterior pituitary
A major organ of the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior lobe (posterior pituitary, or the neurohypophysis) makes up the pituitary gland (hypophysis) which, in humans, is located at the base of the brain, protruding off the bottom of the hypothalamus.
See Progesterone and Anterior pituitary
Antiandrogen
Antiandrogens, also known as androgen antagonists or testosterone blockers, are a class of drugs that prevent androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) from mediating their biological effects in the body.
See Progesterone and Antiandrogen
Antiprogestogen
Antiprogestogens, or antiprogestins, also known as progesterone antagonists or progesterone blockers, are a class of drugs which prevent progestogens like progesterone from mediating their biological effects in the body.
See Progesterone and Antiprogestogen
Apolipoprotein D
Apolipoprotein D (ApoD) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the APOD gene.
See Progesterone and Apolipoprotein D
Appetite
Appetite is the desire to eat food items, usually due to hunger.
Arcopilus aureus
Arcopilus aureus is a plant and soil fungus in the genus Arcopilus.
See Progesterone and Arcopilus aureus
Arthur Kellermann
Arthur L. Kellermann (born 1954) is an American physician and epidemiologist.
See Progesterone and Arthur Kellermann
Artificial insemination
Artificial insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a female's cervix or uterine cavity for the purpose of achieving a pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse.
See Progesterone and Artificial insemination
Ataxic cerebral palsy
Ataxic cerebral palsy is clinically in approximately 5–10% of all cases of cerebral palsy, making it the least frequent form of cerebral palsy diagnosed.
See Progesterone and Ataxic cerebral palsy
Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis
Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD) occurs during the luteal phase of a woman's menstrual cycle and is an uncommon cyclic premenstrual reaction to progesterone.
See Progesterone and Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis
Azastene
Azastene (INN, USAN) (developmental code name WIN-17625) is a steroidogenesis inhibitor described as a contraceptive, luteolytic, and abortifacient which was never marketed.
Étienne-Émile Baulieu
Étienne-Émile Baulieu (born 12 December 1926) is a French biochemist and endocrinologist who is best known for his research in the field of steroid hormones and their role in reproduction and aging.
See Progesterone and Étienne-Émile Baulieu
Barbasco
Barbasco is the name of several plants that contain poisonous chemical compounds that have been used for fishing by indigenous populations of the Americas.
Basal body temperature
Basal body temperature (BBT or BTP) is the lowest body temperature attained during rest (usually during sleep).
See Progesterone and Basal body temperature
Basal metabolic rate
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) is the rate of energy expenditure per unit time by endothermic animals at rest.
See Progesterone and Basal metabolic rate
Beef hormone controversy
The beef hormone controversy or beef hormone dispute is one of the most intractable agricultural trade controversies since the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
See Progesterone and Beef hormone controversy
Benzodiazepine dependence
Benzodiazepine dependence (BZD dependence) defines a situation in which one has developed one or more of either tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, drug seeking behaviors, such as continued use despite harmful effects, and maladaptive pattern of substance use, according to the DSM-IV.
See Progesterone and Benzodiazepine dependence
Biochemical cascade
A biochemical cascade, also known as a signaling cascade or signaling pathway, is a series of chemical reactions that occur within a biological cell when initiated by a stimulus.
See Progesterone and Biochemical cascade
Bioconversion
Bioconversion, also known as biotransformation, is the conversion of organic materials, such as plant or animal waste, into usable products or energy sources by biological processes or agents, such as certain microorganisms.
See Progesterone and Bioconversion
Black coucal
The black coucal (Centropus grillii) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae.
See Progesterone and Black coucal
Body shape
Human body shape is a complex phenomenon with sophisticated detail and function.
See Progesterone and Body shape
Bone morphogenetic protein 15
Bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP-15) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BMP15 gene.
See Progesterone and Bone morphogenetic protein 15
Bovine somatotropin
Category:Livestock Category:Dairy industry Bovine somatotropin or bovine somatotrophin (abbreviated bST and BST), or bovine growth hormone (BGH), is a peptide hormone produced by cows' pituitary glands.
See Progesterone and Bovine somatotropin
Breast
The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of the torso among humans and other primates.
Breast and ovarian cancer
Breast and ovarian cancer does not necessarily imply that both cancers occur at the same time, but rather that getting one cancer would lead to the development of the other within a few years.
See Progesterone and Breast and ovarian cancer
Breast cancer
Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue.
See Progesterone and Breast cancer
Breast development
Breast development, also known as mammogenesis, is a complex biological process in primates that takes place throughout a female's life.
See Progesterone and Breast development
Breast hypertrophy
Breast hypertrophy is a rare medical condition of the breast connective tissues in which the breasts become excessively large.
See Progesterone and Breast hypertrophy
Breast reduction
Reduction mammoplasty (also breast reduction and reduction mammaplasty) is the plastic surgery procedure for reducing the size of large breasts.
See Progesterone and Breast reduction
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding, variously known as chestfeeding or nursing, is the process where breast milk is fed to a child.
See Progesterone and Breastfeeding
Bromoketoprogesterone
Bromoketoprogesterone (BKP), also known as 9α-bromo-11-oxoprogesterone (BOP), and known by the tentative brand name Braxarone (Squibb), is an orally active progestin which does not appear to have been marketed.
See Progesterone and Bromoketoprogesterone
Bruce effect
The Bruce effect, or pregnancy block, is the tendency for female rodents to terminate their pregnancies following exposure to the scent of an unfamiliar male.
See Progesterone and Bruce effect
Burning mouth syndrome
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a burning, tingling or scalding sensation in the mouth, lasting for at least four to six months, with no underlying known dental or medical cause.
See Progesterone and Burning mouth syndrome
Buserelin
Buserelin, sold under the brand name Suprefact among others, is a medication which is used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer and endometriosis.
See Progesterone and Buserelin
C21H30O2
The molecular formula C21H30O2 (molar mass: 314.46 g/mol) may refer to.
California Proposition 65 list of chemicals
The following is a list of chemicals published as a requirement of Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as California Proposition 65, that are "known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity" as of January 3, 2020.
See Progesterone and California Proposition 65 list of chemicals
Calotropin
Calotropin is a toxic cardenolide found in plants in the family Asclepiadoideae.
See Progesterone and Calotropin
Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh
The Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh is awarded by the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine to a person who has made any highly important and valuable addition to practical therapeutics in the previous five years.
See Progesterone and Cameron Prize for Therapeutics of the University of Edinburgh
Cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
Canidae
Canidae (from Latin, canis, "dog") is a biological family of dog-like carnivorans, colloquially referred to as dogs, and constitutes a clade.
Cannabidiol
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid discovered in 1940.
See Progesterone and Cannabidiol
Carbofuran
Carbofuran is a carbamate pesticide, widely used around the world to control insects on a wide variety of field crops, including potatoes, corn and soybeans.
See Progesterone and Carbofuran
Cardiovascular disease in women
Cardiovascular disease in women is an integral area of research in the ongoing studies of women's health.
See Progesterone and Cardiovascular disease in women
Carl Clauberg
Carl Clauberg (28 September 1898 – 9 August 1957) was a German gynecologist who conducted medical experiments on (mostly Jewish) human subjects at Auschwitz concentration camp.
See Progesterone and Carl Clauberg
Carl Djerassi
Carl Djerassi (October 29, 1923 – January 30, 2015) was an Austrian-born Bulgarian-American pharmaceutical chemist, novelist, playwright and co-founder of Djerassi Resident Artists Program with Diane Wood Middlebrook.
See Progesterone and Carl Djerassi
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a nerve compression syndrome associated with the collected signs and symptoms of compression of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel in the wrist.
See Progesterone and Carpal tunnel syndrome
Catamenial epilepsy
Catamenial epilepsy is a form of epilepsy in women where seizures are exacerbated during certain phases of the menstrual cycle.
See Progesterone and Catamenial epilepsy
Cather Simpson
Miriam Cather Simpson is a New Zealand-American physics/chemistry academic and entrepreneur.
See Progesterone and Cather Simpson
Cathrin Brisken
Cathrin Brisken (born in 1967 in Osnabrück, Germany) is a German and Swiss medical doctor, researcher, and professor at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
See Progesterone and Cathrin Brisken
Cation channels of sperm
The cation channels of sperm also known as Catsper channels or CatSper, are ion channels that are related to the two-pore channels and distantly related to TRP channels.
See Progesterone and Cation channels of sperm
Cattle feeding
There are different systems of feeding cattle in animal husbandry.
See Progesterone and Cattle feeding
Causes of cancer
Cancer is caused by genetic changes leading to uncontrolled cell growth and tumor formation.
See Progesterone and Causes of cancer
Causes of gender incongruence
Gender incongruence is the state of having a gender identity that does not correspond to one's sex assigned at birth.
See Progesterone and Causes of gender incongruence
Cecilia Lutwak-Mann
Cecilia Lutwak-Mann (1900(?)-1987) was a Polish-British endocrinologist and physiologist.
See Progesterone and Cecilia Lutwak-Mann
Cell culture
Cell culture or tissue culture is the process by which cells are grown under controlled conditions, generally outside of their natural environment.
See Progesterone and Cell culture
Cellulite
Cellulite or gynoid lipodystrophy (GLD) is the herniation of subcutaneous fat within fibrous connective tissue that manifests as skin dimpling and nodularity, often on the pelvic region (specifically the buttocks), lower limbs, and abdomen.
See Progesterone and Cellulite
Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute
The ICAR-Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (ICAR-CSWRI) is an Indian Council of Agricultural Research subsidiary commissioned for research, training and extension activities related to sheep and rabbits.
See Progesterone and Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute
Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research
The Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research (CeMCOR) is a health research centre in Vancouver.
See Progesterone and Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research
Cheilocostus speciosus
Cheilocostus speciosus, or crêpe ginger, is a species of flowering plant in the family Costaceae.
See Progesterone and Cheilocostus speciosus
Chicken
The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a large and round short-winged bird, domesticated from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia around 8,000 years ago. Most chickens are raised for food, providing meat and eggs; others are kept as pets or for cockfighting. Chickens are common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion, and an annual production of more than 50 billion birds.
Chlormadinone acetate
Chlormadinone acetate (CMA), sold under the brand names Belara, Gynorelle, Lutéran, and Prostal among others, is a progestin and antiandrogen medication which is used in birth control pills to prevent pregnancy, as a component of menopausal hormone therapy, in the treatment of gynecological disorders, and in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions like enlarged prostate and prostate cancer in men and acne and hirsutism in women.
See Progesterone and Chlormadinone acetate
Chloroethynylnorgestrel
Chloroethynylnorgestrel (developmental code name WY-4355) is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone group related to norgestrel that was investigated as an oral contraceptive in the 1970s but was never marketed.
See Progesterone and Chloroethynylnorgestrel
Cholesterol
Cholesterol is the principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.
See Progesterone and Cholesterol
Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase
Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase, also commonly known as cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase, cholesterol 24-monooxygenase, CYP46, or CYP46A1, is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of cholesterol to 24S-hydroxycholesterol.
See Progesterone and Cholesterol 24-hydroxylase
Chorea gravidarum
Chorea gravidarum is a rare type of chorea which presents with involuntary abnormal movement, characterized by abrupt, brief, nonrhythmic, nonrepetitive movement of any limb, often associated with nonpatterned facial grimaces.
See Progesterone and Chorea gravidarum
Chorionic gonadotropin beta
Choriogonadotropin subunit beta (CG-beta) also known as chorionic gonadotrophin chain beta is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CGB gene.
See Progesterone and Chorionic gonadotropin beta
Claire Wathes
(Dorothy) Claire Wathes née Bulman (born 1953) is a British veterinary researcher who studies the reproduction of farm animals.
See Progesterone and Claire Wathes
Clascoterone
Clascoterone, sold under the brand name Winlevi, is an antiandrogen medication which is used topically in the treatment of acne.
See Progesterone and Clascoterone
Clomifene
Clomifene, also known as clomiphene, is a medication used to treat infertility in women who do not ovulate, including those with polycystic ovary syndrome.
See Progesterone and Clomifene
Cloprostenol
Cloprostenol is a synthetic analogue of prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α).
See Progesterone and Cloprostenol
Closed-head injury
Closed-head injury is a type of traumatic brain injury in which the skull and dura mater remain intact.
See Progesterone and Closed-head injury
Combined oral contraceptive pill
The combined oral contraceptive pill (COCP), often referred to as the birth control pill or colloquially as "the pill", is a type of birth control that is designed to be taken orally by women.
See Progesterone and Combined oral contraceptive pill
Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) is an AIS condition that results in the complete inability of the cell to respond to androgens.
See Progesterone and Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome
Composting toilet
A composting toilet is a type of dry toilet that treats human waste by a biological process called composting.
See Progesterone and Composting toilet
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol synthesis.
See Progesterone and Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17α-hydroxylase deficiency
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17α-hydroxylase deficiency is an uncommon form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) resulting from a mutation in the gene CYP17A1, which produces the enzyme 17α-hydroxylase.
See Progesterone and Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 17α-hydroxylase deficiency
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (CAH) is a genetic disorder characterized by impaired production of cortisol in the adrenal glands.
See Progesterone and Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency is an uncommon form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) resulting from a mutation in the gene for one of the key enzymes in cortisol synthesis by the adrenal gland, 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) type II (HSD3B2).
See Progesterone and Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency
Contraceptive trials in Puerto Rico
The first large-scale human trial of the birth control pill was conducted by Gregory Pincus and John Rock in 1955 in Puerto Rico.
See Progesterone and Contraceptive trials in Puerto Rico
Contraceptive vaginal ring
A contraceptive vaginal ring is a type of hormonal insert that is placed in the vagina for the purpose of birth control.
See Progesterone and Contraceptive vaginal ring
Control of ventilation
The control of ventilation is the physiological mechanisms involved in the control of breathing, which is the movement of air into and out of the lungs.
See Progesterone and Control of ventilation
Controlled internal drug release
Controlled internal drug release (CIDR) devices are used in livestock for the synchronization of estrus.
See Progesterone and Controlled internal drug release
Corpus albicans
The corpus albicans (Latin for "whitening body"; also known as atretic corpus luteum, corpus candicans, or simply as albicans) is the regressed form of the corpus luteum.
See Progesterone and Corpus albicans
Corpus luteum
The corpus luteum (Latin for "yellow body";: corpora lutea) is a temporary endocrine structure in female ovaries involved in the production of relatively high levels of progesterone, and moderate levels of estradiol, and inhibin A. It is the remains of the ovarian follicle that has released a mature ovum during a previous ovulation.
See Progesterone and Corpus luteum
Corpus luteum cyst
A corpus luteum cyst or luteal cyst is a type of ovarian cyst which may rupture about the time of menstruation, and take up to three months to disappear entirely.
See Progesterone and Corpus luteum cyst
Corticosteroid
Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.
See Progesterone and Corticosteroid
Cuteness
Cuteness is a type of attractiveness commonly associated with youth and appearance, as well as a scientific concept and analytical model in ethology, first introduced by Austrian ethologist Konrad Lorenz.
Cyanoketone
Cyanoketone, also known as 2α-cyano-4,4',17α-trimethylandrost-5-en-17β-ol-3-one (CTM), is a synthetic androstane steroid and a steroidogenesis inhibitor which is used in scientific research.
See Progesterone and Cyanoketone
CYP17A1
Cytochrome P450 17A1 (steroid 17α-monooxygenase, 17α-hydroxylase, 17-alpha-hydroxylase, 17,20-lyase, 17,20-desmolase) is an enzyme of the hydroxylase type that in humans is encoded by the CYP17A1 gene on chromosome 10.
CYP2C19
Cytochrome P450 2C19 (abbreviated CYP2C19) is an enzyme protein.
CYP3A4
Cytochrome P450 3A4 (abbreviated CYP3A4) is an important enzyme in the body, mainly found in the liver and in the intestine, which in humans is encoded by CYP3A4 gene.
Cyproconazole
Cyproconazole is an agricultural fungicide of the class of azoles, used on cereal crops, coffee, sugar beet, fruit trees and grapes, and peanuts, on sod farms and golf course turf and on wood as a preservative.
See Progesterone and Cyproconazole
Cyproterone acetate
Cyproterone acetate (CPA), sold alone under the brand name Androcur or with ethinylestradiol under the brand names Diane or Diane-35 among others, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication used in the treatment of androgen-dependent conditions such as acne, excessive body hair growth, early puberty, and prostate cancer, as a component of feminizing hormone therapy for transgender individuals, and in birth control pills.
See Progesterone and Cyproterone acetate
DACH1
Dachshund homolog 1, also known as DACH1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the DACH1 gene.
Danazol
Danazol, sold as Danocrine and other brand names, is a medication used in the treatment of endometriosis, fibrocystic breast disease, hereditary angioedema and other conditions.
Decidua
The decidua is the modified mucosal lining of the uterus (that is, modified endometrium) that forms every month, in preparation for pregnancy.
Decidual cells
Before the fertilized ovum reaches the uterus, the mucous membrane of the body of the uterus undergoes important changes and is then known as the decidua.
See Progesterone and Decidual cells
Decidualization
Decidualization is a process that results in significant changes to cells of the endometrium in preparation for, and during, pregnancy.
See Progesterone and Decidualization
Definitions of intersex
Various criteria have been offered for the definition of intersex, including ambiguous genitalia, atypical genitalia, and differential sexual development.
See Progesterone and Definitions of intersex
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), also known as androstenolone, is an endogenous steroid hormone precursor.
See Progesterone and Dehydroepiandrosterone
Delayed onset of lactation
Delayed onset of lactation (DOL) describes the absence of copious milk secretion (onset of lactation) within the first 72 hours following childbirth.
See Progesterone and Delayed onset of lactation
Delayed puberty
Delayed puberty is when a person lacks or has incomplete development of specific sexual characteristics past the usual age of onset of puberty.
See Progesterone and Delayed puberty
Delmadinone acetate
Delmadinone acetate (DMA), sold under the brand name Tardak among others, is a progestin and antiandrogen which is used in veterinary medicine to treat androgen-dependent conditions such as benign prostatic hyperplasia.
See Progesterone and Delmadinone acetate
Demegestone
Demegestone, sold under the brand name Lutionex, is a progestin medication which was previously used to treat luteal insufficiency but is now no longer marketed.
See Progesterone and Demegestone
Desogestrel
Desogestrel is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills.
See Progesterone and Desogestrel
Dhole
The dhole (Cuon alpinus) is a canid native to Central, South, East and Southeast Asia.
Dienogest
Dienogest, sold under the brand name Visanne among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills and in the treatment of endometriosis.
See Progesterone and Dienogest
Dihydroprogesterone
Dihydroprogesterone may refer to.
See Progesterone and Dihydroprogesterone
Dihydrotestosterone
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT, 5α-dihydrotestosterone, 5α-DHT, androstanolone or stanolone) is an endogenous androgen sex steroid and hormone primarily involved in the growth and repair of the prostate and the penis, as well as the production of sebum and body hair composition.
See Progesterone and Dihydrotestosterone
Dimepregnen
Dimepregnen (INN, BAN) (developmental code name ST-1411), or 6α,16α-dimethylpregn-4-en-3β-ol-20-one, is a pregnene steroid described as an antiestrogen that was synthesized in 1968 and was never marketed.
See Progesterone and Dimepregnen
Dimethandrolone
Dimethandrolone (DMA), also known by its developmental code name CDB-1321, is an experimental androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) and progestogen medication which is under investigation for potential clinical use.
See Progesterone and Dimethandrolone
Dimethandrolone undecanoate
Dimethandrolone undecanoate (DMAU), also known by its developmental code name CDB-4521, is an experimental androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) and progestogen medication which is under development as a potential birth control pill for men.
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Dimethisterone
Dimethisterone, formerly sold under the brand names Lutagan and Secrosteron among others, is a progestin medication which was used in birth control pills and in the treatment of gynecological disorders but is now no longer available.
See Progesterone and Dimethisterone
Dioscorea composita
Dioscorea composita, or barbasco, is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea, native to Mexico.
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Dioscorea mexicana
Dioscorea mexicana, Mexican yam or cabeza de negro is a species of yam in the genus Dioscorea.
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Diosgenin
Diosgenin, a phytosteroid sapogenin, is the product of hydrolysis by acids, strong bases, or enzymes of saponins, extracted from the tubers of Dioscorea wild yam species, such as the Kokoro.
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Disgust
Disgust (desgouster, from Latin gustus) is an emotional response of rejection or revulsion to something potentially contagious or something considered offensive, distasteful or unpleasant.
DLC1
Deleted in Liver Cancer 1 also known as DLC1 and StAR-related lipid transfer protein 12 (STARD12) is a protein which in humans is encoded by the DLC1 gene.
Domesticated silver fox
The domesticated silver fox (Vulpes vulpes forma amicus) is a form of the silver fox that has been to some extent domesticated under laboratory conditions.
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Drospirenone
Drospirenone is a progestin and antiandrogen medication which is used in birth control pills to prevent pregnancy and in menopausal hormone therapy, among other uses.
See Progesterone and Drospirenone
Drug-induced hyperthermia
Drug-induced fever is a symptom of an adverse drug reaction wherein the administration of drugs intended to help a patient causes a hypermetabolic state resulting in fever.
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Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945
The Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 are the rules which the government of India established for the implementation of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940.
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Drugs and sexual consent
Drugs and sexual consent is a topic that discusses the impacts of drugs on sexual activity that lead to changes in sexual consent.
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Drugs and sexual desire
Drugs and sexual desire is about sexual desire being manipulated through drugs from various approaches.
See Progesterone and Drugs and sexual desire
Drugs in pregnancy
Women should speak to their doctor or healthcare professional before starting or stopping any medications while pregnant.
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Dutasteride
Dutasteride, sold under the brand name Avodart among others, is a medication primarily used to treat the symptoms of a benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), an enlarged prostate not associated with cancer.
See Progesterone and Dutasteride
Dydrogesterone
Dydrogesterone, sold under the brand name Duphaston among others, is a progestin medication which is used for a variety of indications, including threatened or recurrent miscarriage during pregnancy, dysfunctional bleeding, infertility due to luteal insufficiency, dysmenorrhea, endometriosis, secondary amenorrhea, irregular cycles, premenstrual syndrome, and as a component of menopausal hormone therapy.
See Progesterone and Dydrogesterone
Eberly College of Science
The Eberly College of Science is the science college of Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania.
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Ectopic pregnancy
Ectopic pregnancy is a complication of pregnancy in which the embryo attaches outside the uterus.
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Effects of hormones on sexual motivation
Sexual motivation is influenced by hormones such as testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, oxytocin, and vasopressin.
See Progesterone and Effects of hormones on sexual motivation
Elagolix
Elagolix, sold under the brand name Orilissa, is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH antagonist) medication which is used in the treatment of pain associated with endometriosis in women.
Elinzanetant
Elinzanetant (developmental code names BAY-3427080 GSK-1144814, NT-814) is an orally active small-molecule neurokinin/tachykinin NK1 receptor and NK3 receptor antagonist which is under development by Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, and NeRRe Therapeutics for the treatment of hot flashes and "sex hormone disorders".
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Elsimar M. Coutinho
Elsimar Metzker Coutinho (18 May 1930 – 17 August 2020) was a Brazilian scientist of Luso-Austrian descent, professor, gynecologist, television personality, and character named as "Prince of Itapoa", in the books of Jorge Amado which references the Coutinho family's land in Itapoa where Amado himself lived.
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Embryo transfer
Embryo transfer refers to a step in the process of assisted reproduction in which embryos are placed into the uterus of a female with the intent to establish a pregnancy.
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Embryonal fyn-associated substrate
Embryonal fyn-associated substrate is a protein that in humans is encoded by the EFS gene.
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Embryonic diapause
Embryonic diapause (delayed implantation in mammals) is a reproductive strategy used by a number of animal species across different biological classes.
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Embryonic stem cell
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are pluripotent stem cells derived from the inner cell mass of a blastocyst, an early-stage pre-implantation embryo.
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Endocrine gland
Endocrine glands are ductless glands of the endocrine system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood.
See Progesterone and Endocrine gland
Endocrinology of parenting
Endocrinology of parenting has been the subject of considerable study with focus both on human females and males and on females and males of other mammalian species.
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Endocrinology of reproduction
Hormonal regulation occurs at every stage of development.
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Endometrial biopsy
The endometrial biopsy is a medical procedure that involves taking a tissue sample of the lining of the uterus.
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Endometrioma
Endometrioma (also called chocolate cyst) is the presence of tissue similar to, but distinct from, the endometrium in and sometimes on the ovary.
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Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a disease in which cells like those in the endometrium, the layer of tissue that normally covers the inside of the uterus, grow outside the uterus.
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Endometrium
The endometrium is the inner epithelial layer, along with its mucous membrane, of the mammalian uterus.
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Enolate
In organic chemistry, enolates are organic anions derived from the deprotonation of carbonyl compounds.
Epidermal growth factor receptor
The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR; ErbB-1; HER1 in humans) is a transmembrane protein that is a receptor for members of the epidermal growth factor family (EGF family) of extracellular protein ligands.
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Epigenetics of human development
Epigenetics of human development is the study of how epigenetics (hertiable characteristics that do not involve changes in DNA sequence) effects human development.
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Epipregnanolone
Epipregnanolone, also known as 3β-hydroxy-5β-pregnan-20-one, 3β,5β-tetrahydroprogesterone, or 3β,5β-THP, is an endogenous neurosteroid.
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Eplerenone
Eplerenone, sold under the brand name Inspra, is an aldosterone antagonist type of potassium-sparing diuretic that is used to treat chronic heart failure and high blood pressure, particularly for people with resistant hypertension due to elevated aldosterone.
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Epostane
Epostane (INN, USAN, BAN) (developmental code name WIN-32729) is an inhibitor of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD) that was developed as a contraceptive, abortifacient, and oxytocic drug but was never marketed.
Epristeride
Epristeride, sold under the brand names Aipuliete and Chuanliu, is a medication which is used in the treatment of enlarged prostate in China.
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Erhard Fernholz
Friedrich August Erhard Fernholz (9 June 1909 – 14 December 1940) was a German chemist and investigator of sterols and bile acids.
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Erysimum crepidifolium
Erysimum crepidifolium, the pale wallflower, is a plant species in the crucifer family, Brassicaceae.
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Establishment of breastfeeding
Establishment of breastfeeding refers to the initiation of providing breast milk of mother to baby.
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Estradiol
Estradiol (E2), also spelled oestradiol, is an estrogen steroid hormone and the major female sex hormone.
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Estradiol benzoate/progesterone
Estradiol benzoate/progesterone (EB/P4), sold under the brand names Duogynon and Sistocyclin among others, is a combination medication of estradiol benzoate (EB), an estrogen, and progesterone (P4), a progestogen.
See Progesterone and Estradiol benzoate/progesterone
Estradiol valerate
Estradiol valerate (EV), sold for use by mouth under the brand name Progynova and for use by injection under the brand names Delestrogen and Progynon Depot among others, is an estrogen medication.
See Progesterone and Estradiol valerate
Estriol
Estriol (E3), also spelled oestriol, is a steroid, a weak estrogen, and a minor female sex hormone.
Estrogen
Estrogen (oestrogen; see spelling differences) is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics.
Estrogen dominance
Estrogen dominance (ED) is a theory about a metabolic state where the level of estrogen outweighs the level of progesterone in the body.
See Progesterone and Estrogen dominance
Estrogen insensitivity syndrome
Estrogen insensitivity syndrome (EIS), or estrogen resistance, is a form of congenital estrogen deficiency or hypoestrogenism which is caused by a defective estrogen receptor (ER) – specifically, the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) – that results in an inability of estrogen to mediate its biological effects in the body.
See Progesterone and Estrogen insensitivity syndrome
Estrogen receptor beta
Estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) also known as NR3A2 (nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group A, member 2) is one of two main types of estrogen receptor—a nuclear receptor which is activated by the sex hormone estrogen.
See Progesterone and Estrogen receptor beta
Estrogen-dependent condition
An estrogen-dependent condition can be that relating to the differentiation in the steroid sex hormone that is associated with the female reproductive system and sex characteristics.
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Estrous cycle
The estrous cycle (originally) is a set of recurring physiological changes induced by reproductive hormones in females of mammalian subclass Theria.
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Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate
Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate (EE/CPA), also known as co-cyprindiol and sold under the brand names Diane and Diane-35 among others, is a combination of ethinylestradiol (EE), an estrogen, and cyproterone acetate (CPA), a progestin and antiandrogen, which is used as a birth control pill to prevent pregnancy in women.
See Progesterone and Ethinylestradiol/cyproterone acetate
Ethisterone
Ethisterone, also known as ethinyltestosterone, pregneninolone, and anhydrohydroxyprogesterone and formerly sold under the brand names Proluton C and Pranone among others, is a progestin medication which was used in the treatment of gynecological disorders but is now no longer available.
See Progesterone and Ethisterone
Ethyl oleate
Ethyl oleate is a fatty acid ester formed by the condensation of oleic acid and ethanol.
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Etonogestrel
Etonogestrel is a medication which is used as a means of birth control for women.
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Etynodiol diacetate
Etynodiol diacetate, or ethynodiol diacetate, sold under the brand name Ovulen among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills.
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Evolutionary models of human drug use
Evolutionary models of drug use seek to explain human drug usage from the perspective of evolutionary fitness.
See Progesterone and Evolutionary models of human drug use
Exercise and androgen levels
Physical exercise has been found to be associated with changes in androgen levels.
See Progesterone and Exercise and androgen levels
Extended female sexuality
Extended female sexuality is where the female of a species mates despite being infertile.
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False pregnancy
False pregnancy (or pseudocyesis, from the Greek "false" and "pregnancy") is the appearance of clinical or subclinical signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy although the individual is not physically carrying a fetus.
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Female infertility
Female infertility refers to infertility in women.
See Progesterone and Female infertility
Feminizing hormone therapy
Feminizing hormone therapy, also known as transfeminine hormone therapy, is hormone therapy and sex reassignment therapy to change the secondary sex characteristics of transgender people from masculine or androgynous to feminine.
See Progesterone and Feminizing hormone therapy
Fern test
The fern test is a medical laboratory test used in obstetrics and gynecology.
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Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Ferring Pharmaceuticals is a Swiss multinational biopharmaceutical company specialising in areas such as reproductive health, maternal health, gastroenterology and urology.
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Fertilisation
Fertilisation or fertilization (see spelling differences), also known as generative fertilisation, syngamy and impregnation, is the fusion of gametes to give rise to a zygote and initiate its development into a new individual organism or offspring.
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Fertility testing
Fertility testing is the process by which fertility is assessed, both generally and also to find the "fertile window" in the menstrual cycle.
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Fezolinetant
Fezolinetant, sold under the brand name Veozah among others, is a medication used for the treatment of hot flashes (vasomotor symptoms) due to menopause.
See Progesterone and Fezolinetant
Fibrocystic breast changes
Fibrocystic breast changes is a condition of the breasts where there may be pain, breast cysts, and breast masses.
See Progesterone and Fibrocystic breast changes
Final maturation induction
Induction of final maturation of oocytes is a procedure that is usually performed as part of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation to render the oocytes fully developed and thereby resulting in optimal pregnancy chances.
See Progesterone and Final maturation induction
Finasteride
Finasteride, sold under the brand names Proscar and Propecia among others, is a medication used to treat pattern hair loss and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men.
See Progesterone and Finasteride
Flame retardant
The term flame retardant subsumes a diverse group of chemicals that are added to manufactured materials, such as plastics and textiles, and surface finishes and coatings.
See Progesterone and Flame retardant
Follicular atresia
Follicular atresia refers to the process in which a follicle fails to develop, thus preventing it from ovulating and releasing an egg.
See Progesterone and Follicular atresia
Follicular phase
The follicular phase, also known as the preovulatory phase or proliferative phase, is the phase of the estrous cycle (or, in primates for example, the menstrual cycle) during which follicles in the ovary mature from primary follicle to a fully mature graafian follicle.
See Progesterone and Follicular phase
Folliculogenesis
In biology, folliculogenesis is the maturation of the ovarian follicle, a densely packed shell of somatic cells that contains an immature oocyte.
See Progesterone and Folliculogenesis
Follistatin
Follistatin, also known as activin-bindings protein, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FST gene.
See Progesterone and Follistatin
Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea
Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (FHA) is a form of amenorrhea and chronic anovulation and is one of the most common types of secondary amenorrhea.
See Progesterone and Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea
GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulator
In pharmacology, GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators, also known as GABAkines or GABAA receptor potentiators, are positive allosteric modulator (PAM) molecules that increase the activity of the GABAA receptor protein in the vertebrate central nervous system.
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Gastric antral vascular ectasia
Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE) is an uncommon cause of chronic gastrointestinal bleeding or iron deficiency anemia.
See Progesterone and Gastric antral vascular ectasia
Gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female)
Gender-affirming surgery for male-to-female transgender women or transfeminine non-binary people describes a variety of surgical procedures that alter the body to provide physical traits more comfortable and affirming to an individual's gender identity and overall functioning.
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Generalized pustular psoriasis
Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is an extremely rare type of psoriasis that can present in a variety of forms.
See Progesterone and Generalized pustular psoriasis
Genome (book)
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters is a 1999 popular science book by the science writer Matt Ridley, published by Fourth Estate.
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George Rosenkranz
George Rosenkranz (born György Rosenkranz; 20 August 1916 – 23 June 2019) was a pioneering Hungarian-born Mexican scientist in the field of steroid chemistry, who used native Mexican plant sources as raw materials.
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George W. Corner
George Washington Corner FRS FRSE (12 December 1889 – 28 September 1981) was an American physician, embryologist and pioneer of the contraceptive pill.
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Georgeanna Seegar Jones
Georgeanna Seegar Jones (July 6, 1912 – March 26, 2005) was an American reproductive endocrinologist who with her husband, Howard W. Jones, pioneered in vitro fertilization in the United States.
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Gestaclone
Gestaclone (INN, USAN) (developmental code name SH-1040), also known as 6-chloro-1α,2α:16α,17-bismethylene-4,6-pregnadiene-3,20-dione, is a steroidal progestin of unique chemical structure derived from progesterone that was first described in 1967 and was never marketed.
See Progesterone and Gestaclone
Gestadienol acetate
Gestadienol acetate (developmental code name CIBA-31458-Ba or CIBA-31458) an orally active progestin which was described in the literature in 1967 and was never marketed.
See Progesterone and Gestadienol acetate
Gestational diabetes
Gestational diabetes is a condition in which a person without diabetes develops high blood sugar levels during pregnancy.
See Progesterone and Gestational diabetes
Gestodene
Gestodene, sold under the brand names Femodene and Minulet among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills for women.
See Progesterone and Gestodene
Gestonorone caproate
Gestonorone caproate, also known as gestronol hexanoate or norhydroxyprogesterone caproate and sold under the brand names Depostat and Primostat, is a progestin medication which is used in the treatment of enlarged prostate and cancer of the endometrium.
See Progesterone and Gestonorone caproate
Glossary of biology
This glossary of biology terms is a list of definitions of fundamental terms and concepts used in biology, the study of life and of living organisms.
See Progesterone and Glossary of biology
Glossary of chemical formulae
This is a list of common chemical compounds with chemical formulae and CAS numbers, indexed by formula.
See Progesterone and Glossary of chemical formulae
Glycodelin
Glycodelin (GD) also known as human placental protein-14 (PP-14) progestogen-associated endometrial protein (PAEP) or pregnancy-associated endometrial alpha-2 globulin is a glycoprotein that inhibits cell immune function and plays an essential role in the pregnancy process.
See Progesterone and Glycodelin
Glycoside
In chemistry, a glycoside is a molecule in which a sugar is bound to another functional group via a glycosidic bond.
See Progesterone and Glycoside
Gonadotropin surge-attenuating factor
Gonadotropin surge-attenuating factor (GnSAF) is a nonsteroidal ovarian hormone produced by the granulosa cells of small antral ovarian follicles in females.
See Progesterone and Gonadotropin surge-attenuating factor
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists (GnRH antagonists) are a class of medications that antagonize the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRH receptor) and thus the action of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH).
See Progesterone and Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone modulator
A GnRH modulator, or GnRH receptor modulator, also known as an LHRH modulator or LHRH receptor modulator, is a type of medication which modulates the GnRH receptor, the biological target of the hypothalamic hormone gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH; also known as luteinizing-releasing hormone, or LHRH).
See Progesterone and Gonadotropin-releasing hormone modulator
GPER
G protein-coupled estrogen receptor 1 (GPER), also known as G protein-coupled receptor 30 (GPR30), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GPER gene.
Granulosa cell
A granulosa cell or follicular cell is a somatic cell of the sex cord that is closely associated with the developing female gamete (called an oocyte or egg) in the ovary of mammals.
See Progesterone and Granulosa cell
Gregory G. Pincus
Gregory Goodwin Pincus (April 9, 1903 – August 22, 1967) was an American biologist and researcher who co-invented the combined oral contraceptive pill.
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GroES
Heat shock 10 kDa protein 1 (Hsp10), also known as chaperonin 10 (cpn10) or early-pregnancy factor (EPF), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HSPE1 gene.
Growth differentiation factor-9
Growth/differentiation factor 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the GDF9 gene.
See Progesterone and Growth differentiation factor-9
Growth hormone
Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin, also known as human growth hormone (hGH or HGH) in its human form, is a peptide hormone that stimulates growth, cell reproduction, and cell regeneration in humans and other animals.
See Progesterone and Growth hormone
Gynecomastia
Gynecomastia (also spelled gynaecomastia) is the abnormal non-cancerous enlargement of one or both breasts in males due to the growth of breast tissue as a result of a hormone imbalance between estrogens and androgens.
See Progesterone and Gynecomastia
H19 (gene)
H19 is a gene for a long noncoding RNA, found in humans and elsewhere.
See Progesterone and H19 (gene)
HAND2
Heart- and neural crest derivatives-expressed protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HAND2 gene.
Heartburn
Heartburn, also known as pyrosis, cardialgia or acid indigestion, is a burning sensation in the central chest or upper central abdomen.
See Progesterone and Heartburn
Heavy menstrual bleeding
Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), previously known as menorrhagia or hematomunia, is a menstrual period with excessively heavy flow.
See Progesterone and Heavy menstrual bleeding
Heinz Fraenkel-Conrat
Heinz Ludwig Fraenkel-Conrat (July 29, 1910 – April 10, 1999) was a biochemist, famous for his research on viruses.
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Hemostasis
In biology, hemostasis or haemostasis is a process to prevent and stop bleeding, meaning to keep blood within a damaged blood vessel (the opposite of hemostasis is hemorrhage).
See Progesterone and Hemostasis
Heterocrine gland
Heterocrine glands (or composite glands) are the glands which function as both exocrine gland and endocrine gland.
See Progesterone and Heterocrine gland
High-dose estrogen therapy
High-dose estrogen therapy (HDE) is a type of hormone therapy in which high doses of estrogens are given.
See Progesterone and High-dose estrogen therapy
Hilary Critchley
Hilary Octavia Dawn Critchley FRSE FRSB FMedSci FFSRH FRCOG FRANZCOG is a Scottish obstetrician and gynaecologist.
See Progesterone and Hilary Critchley
HIV/AIDS research
HIV/AIDS research includes all medical research that attempts to prevent, treat, or cure HIV/AIDS, as well as fundamental research about the nature of HIV as an infectious agent and AIDS as the disease caused by HIV.
See Progesterone and HIV/AIDS research
Hormonal contraception
Hormonal contraception refers to birth control methods that act on the endocrine system.
See Progesterone and Hormonal contraception
Hormonal oral contraceptives
Hormonal oral contraceptives are preventive medications taken orally to avoid pregnancy in sexually active active females by manipulating their sex hormones.
See Progesterone and Hormonal oral contraceptives
Hormonal therapy (oncology)
Hormonal therapy in oncology is hormone therapy for cancer and is one of the major modalities of medical oncology (pharmacotherapy for cancer), others being cytotoxic chemotherapy and targeted therapy (biotherapeutics).
See Progesterone and Hormonal therapy (oncology)
Hormone replacement therapy
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy or postmenopausal hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy used to treat symptoms associated with female menopause.
See Progesterone and Hormone replacement therapy
Hormone therapy
Hormone therapy or hormonal therapy is the use of hormones in medical treatment.
See Progesterone and Hormone therapy
Hormone-sensitive cancer
A hormone-sensitive cancer, or hormone-dependent cancer, is a type of cancer that is dependent on a hormone for growth and/or survival.
See Progesterone and Hormone-sensitive cancer
Horse breeding
Horse breeding is reproduction in horses, and particularly the human-directed process of selective breeding of animals, particularly purebred horses of a given breed.
See Progesterone and Horse breeding
HSD17B2
17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 (17β-HSD2) is an enzyme of the 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17β-HSD) family that in humans is encoded by the HSD17B2 gene.
HSD3B1
HSD3B1 is a human gene that encodes for a 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta(5)-delta(4)isomerase type I or hydroxy-delta-5-steroid dehydrogenase, 3 beta- and steroid delta-isomerase 1.
HSD3B2
HSD3B2 is a human gene that encodes for 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/delta(5)-delta(4)isomerase type II or hydroxy-delta-5-steroid dehydrogenase, 3 beta- and steroid delta-isomerase 2.
Human body temperature
Normal human body temperature (normothermia, euthermia) is the typical temperature range found in humans.
See Progesterone and Human body temperature
Human bonding
Human bonding is the process of development of a close interpersonal relationship between two or more people.
See Progesterone and Human bonding
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone for the maternal recognition of pregnancy produced by trophoblast cells that are surrounding a growing embryo (syncytiotrophoblast initially), which eventually forms the placenta after implantation.
See Progesterone and Human chorionic gonadotropin
Human embryonic development
Human embryonic development or human embryogenesis is the development and formation of the human embryo.
See Progesterone and Human embryonic development
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually.
See Progesterone and Human sexuality
Hydroxydione
Hydroxydione, as hydroxydione sodium succinate (brand names Viadril, Predion, and Presuren), also known as 21-Hydroxy-5β-pregnane-3,20-dione, is a neuroactive steroid which was formerly used as a general anesthetic, but was discontinued due to incidence of thrombophlebitis in patients.
See Progesterone and Hydroxydione
Hydroxypregnanedione
Hydroxypregnanedione may refer to.
See Progesterone and Hydroxypregnanedione
Hydroxyprogesterone (disambiguation)
Hydroxyprogesterone (OHP) may refer to.
See Progesterone and Hydroxyprogesterone (disambiguation)
Hydroxyprogesterone acetate
Hydroxyprogesterone acetate (OHPA), sold under the brand name Prodox, is an orally active progestin related to hydroxyprogesterone caproate (OHPC) which has been used in clinical and veterinary medicine.
See Progesterone and Hydroxyprogesterone acetate
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate
Hydroxyprogesterone caproate, sold under the brand name Delalutin among others, is a medication used to reduce the risk of preterm birth in women pregnant with one baby who have a history of spontaneous preterm birth.
See Progesterone and Hydroxyprogesterone caproate
Hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate
Hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate (OHPH), also known as hydroxyprogesterone enanthate (OHPE) and sold under the brand names H.O.P., Lutogil A.P., and Lutogyl A.P. among others, is a progestin medication used for progestogenic indications.
See Progesterone and Hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate
Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (HSDs) are a group of alcohol oxidoreductases that catalyze the dehydrogenation of hydroxysteroids.
See Progesterone and Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
Hyodeoxycholic acid
Hyodeoxycholic acid, also known as 3α,6α-Dihydroxy-5β-cholan-24-oic acid or HDCA, is a secondary bile acid, one of the metabolic byproducts of intestinal bacteria.
See Progesterone and Hyodeoxycholic acid
Hyperactivation
Hyperactivation is a type of sperm motility.
See Progesterone and Hyperactivation
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a pregnancy complication that is characterized by severe nausea, vomiting, weight loss, and possibly dehydration.
See Progesterone and Hyperemesis gravidarum
Hyperprolactinaemia
Hyperprolactinemia is characterized by abnormally high levels of prolactin in the blood.
See Progesterone and Hyperprolactinaemia
Hypersomnia
Hypersomnia is a neurological disorder of excessive time spent sleeping or excessive sleepiness.
See Progesterone and Hypersomnia
Hypogonadism
Hypogonadism means diminished functional activity of the gonads—the testicles or the ovaries—that may result in diminished production of sex hormones.
See Progesterone and Hypogonadism
Hypomenorrhea
Hypomenorrhea or hypomenorrhoea, also known as short or scanty periods, is extremely light menstrual blood flow.
See Progesterone and Hypomenorrhea
Hypothalamic–pituitary–prolactin axis
The hypothalamic–pituitary–prolactin axis (HPP axis), also known as the hypothalamic–pituitary–mammary axis or hypothalamic–pituitary–breast axis, is a hypothalamic–pituitary axis which includes the secretion of prolactin (PRL; luteotropin) from the lactotrophs of the pituitary gland into the circulation and the subsequent action of prolactin on tissues such as, particularly, the mammary glands or breasts.
See Progesterone and Hypothalamic–pituitary–prolactin axis
Hypothalamus
The hypothalamus (hypothalami) is a small part of the vertebrate brain that contains a number of nuclei with a variety of functions.
See Progesterone and Hypothalamus
Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism (also called underactive thyroid, low thyroid or hypothyreosis) is a disorder of the endocrine system in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormones.
See Progesterone and Hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism in dogs
Hypothyroidism is an endocrine disorder in which the thyroid gland fails to produce sufficient thyroid hormones.
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Immunocontraception
Immunocontraception is the use of an animal's immune system to prevent it from fertilizing offspring.
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Immunohistochemistry
Immunohistochemistry is a form of immunostaining.
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Implantation (embryology)
Implantation, also known as nidation, is the stage in the mammalian embryonic development in which the blastocyst hatches, attaches, adheres, and invades into the endometrium of the female's uterus.
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In vitro fertilisation
In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process of fertilisation where an egg is combined with sperm in vitro ("in glass").
See Progesterone and In vitro fertilisation
Infanticide in rodents
Infanticide is the termination of a neonate after it has been born, and in zoology this is often the termination or consumption of newborn animals by either a parent or an unrelated adult.
See Progesterone and Infanticide in rodents
Infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome
Infertility in polycystic ovary disease (PCOS) is a hormonal imbalance in women that is thought to be one of the leading causes of female infertility.
See Progesterone and Infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome
Inflammatory breast cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is one of the most aggressive types of breast cancer.
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Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica
The National Institute of Genomic Medicine (INMEGEN for its name in Spanish, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica) is one of Mexico's twelve national institutes under the Secretariat of Health.
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Insulin-like growth factor 2
Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF-2) is one of three protein hormones that share structural similarity to insulin.
See Progesterone and Insulin-like growth factor 2
Interferon tau
Interferon tau (IFNτ, IFNT) is a Type I interferon made of a single chain of amino acids.
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Intermenstrual bleeding
Intermenstrual bleeding (IMB) is vaginal bleeding at irregular intervals between expected menstrual periods.
See Progesterone and Intermenstrual bleeding
Intravaginal administration
Intravaginal administration is a route of administration where the substance is applied inside the vagina.
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Iris Mauss
Iris Mauss is a social psychologist known for her research on emotions and emotion regulation.
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Islands of Calleja
The islands of Calleja (IC, ISC, or IClj) are a group of neural granule cells located within the ventral striatum in the brains of most animals.
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Isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency
Isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency (ILD), also called isolated 17,20-desmolase deficiency, is a rare endocrine and autosomal recessive genetic disorder which is characterized by a complete or partial loss of 17,20-lyase activity and, in turn, impaired production of the androgen and estrogen sex steroids.
See Progesterone and Isolated 17,20-lyase deficiency
Isopregnanolone
Isopregnanolone, also known as isoallopregnanolone and epiallopregnanolone, as well as sepranolone, and as 3β-hydroxy-5α-pregnan-20-one or 3β,5α-tetrahydroprogesterone (3β,5α-THP), is an endogenous neurosteroid and a natural 3β-epimer of allopregnanolone.
See Progesterone and Isopregnanolone
Isotretinoin
Isotretinoin, also known as 13-cis-retinoic acid and sold under the brand name Accutane among others, is a medication used to prevent certain skin cancers such as squamous-cell carcinoma and to treat skin diseases like harlequin-type ichthyosis, and lamellar ichthyosis, and severe cystic acne or moderate acne that is unresponsive to antibiotics.
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Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus
Jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus (JSRV) is a betaretrovirus which is the causative agent of a contagious lung cancer in sheep, called ovine pulmonary adenocarcinoma.
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James Boyer Brown
James Boyer Brown (7 October 1919 – 31 October 2009) MSc (NZ) PhD (Edin) DSc (Edin) FRACOG, Professor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne.
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Jenapharm
Jenapharm is a pharmaceutical company from Jena, Germany.
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John Rock (physician)
John Charles Rock (March 24, 1890 – December 4, 1984) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist.
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Kallmann syndrome
Kallmann syndrome (KS) is a genetic disorder that prevents a person from starting or fully completing puberty.
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Karl Slotta
Karl Heinrich Slotta (May 12, 1895 – July 17, 1987), was a biochemist.
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Katharina Dalton
Katharina Dalton (11 November 1916 – 17 September 2004) was a British physician and pioneer in the research of premenstrual stress syndrome (PMS), coining the term, treating many women and testifying as an expert witness in influential court cases.
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Keratin 5
Keratin 5, also known as KRT5, K5, or CK5, is a protein that is encoded in humans by the KRT5 gene.
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Keratoconus
Keratoconus (KC) is a disorder of the eye that results in progressive thinning of the cornea.
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Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole, sold under the brand name Nizoral among others, is an antiandrogen, antifungal, and antiglucocorticoid medication used to treat a number of fungal infections.
See Progesterone and Ketoconazole
Ketosteroid monooxygenase
Ketosteroid monooxygenase (steroid-ketone monooxygenase, progesterone, NADPH2:oxygen oxidoreductase (20-hydroxylating, ester-producing), 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, NADPH2:oxygen oxidoreductase (20-hydroxylating, side-chain cleaving), androstenedione, NADPH2:oxygen oxidoreductase (17-hydroxylating, lactonizing)) is an enzyme with systematic name ketosteroid,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (20-hydroxylating, ester-producing/20-hydroxylating, side-chain cleaving/17-hydroxylating, lactonizing).
See Progesterone and Ketosteroid monooxygenase
L-Photo-methionine
L-Photo-methionine is a photo-reactive amino acid derivative of L-methionine that was synthetically formed in 2005.
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Lactation
Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young.
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Lactiferous duct
Lactiferous ducts are ducts that converge and form a branched system connecting the nipple to the lobules of the mammary gland.
See Progesterone and Lactiferous duct
Late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia (LOCAH), also known as nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH or NCAH), is a milder form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a group of autosomal recessive disorders characterized by impaired cortisol synthesis that leads to variable degrees of postnatal androgen excess.
See Progesterone and Late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Lawley Pharmaceuticals
Lawley Pharmaceuticals is a privately owned Australian pharmaceutical company established by pharmacist Michael Buckley in 1995.
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Levonorgestrel
Levonorgestrel is a hormonal medication which is used in a number of birth control methods.
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Libido
In psychology, libido (from the Latin, 'desire') is psychic drive or energy, usually conceived as sexual in nature, but sometimes conceived as including other forms of desire.
Lily of the valley
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), sometimes written lily-of-the-valley, is a woodland flowering plant with sweetly scented, pendent, bell-shaped white flowers borne in sprays in spring.
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Linda Giudice
Linda C. Giudice is an American gynecologist and obstetrician whose research has focused on the genetics of infertility, endometriosis, and the mechanisms of the menstrual cycle, along with the impacts of environmental pollutants on women's fertility.
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Linda Long
Linda Long is a biochemist and musician, who has combined these two fields to create what she terms molecular music.
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Linzagolix
Linzagolix, sold under the brand name Yselty, is a medication used in the treatment of uterine fibroids.
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Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia is an endocrine disorder that is an uncommon and potentially lethal form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH).
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List of 5α-reductase inhibitors
This is a list of 5α-reductase inhibitors (5α-RIs), drugs which inhibit one or more isoforms of the enzyme 5α-reductase.
See Progesterone and List of 5α-reductase inhibitors
List of African-American inventors and scientists
This list of African-American inventors and scientists documents many of the African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discoveries in the course of their lives.
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List of autoimmune diseases
This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases.
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List of biomolecules
This is a list of articles that describe particular biomolecules or types of biomolecules.
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List of compounds with carbon number 21
This is a partial list of molecules that contain 21 carbon atoms.
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List of corticosteroids
This is a list of corticosteroids (glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids) or derivatives of cortisol (hydrocortisone).
See Progesterone and List of corticosteroids
List of dog diseases
This list of dog diseases is a selection of diseases and other conditions found in the dog.
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List of Hobart and William Smith Colleges alumni
Following is a list of notable alumni from Hobart and William Smith Colleges.
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List of human blood components
In blood banking, the fractions of Whole Blood used for transfusion are also called components.
See Progesterone and List of human blood components
List of human cell types
The list of human cell types provides an enumeration and description of the various specialized cells found within the human body, highlighting their distinct functions, characteristics, and contributions to overall physiological processes.
See Progesterone and List of human cell types
List of human endocrine organs and actions
The pituitary gland (or hypophysis) is an endocrine gland about the size of a pea and weighing in humans.
See Progesterone and List of human endocrine organs and actions
List of human hormones
The following is a list of hormones found in Homo sapiens.
See Progesterone and List of human hormones
List of MeSH codes (D04)
The following is a partial list of the "D" codes for Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as defined by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM).
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List of MeSH codes (D06)
The following is a partial list of the "D" codes for Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), as defined by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM).
See Progesterone and List of MeSH codes (D06)
List of Middlesex characters
This is a list of characters from Middlesex, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Jeffrey Eugenides published in 2002.
See Progesterone and List of Middlesex characters
List of neurosteroids
This is a list of neurosteroids, or natural and synthetic steroids that are active on the mammalian nervous system through receptors other than steroid hormone receptors.
See Progesterone and List of neurosteroids
List of Nova episodes
Nova is an American science documentary television series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS.
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List of progestogen esters
This is a list of progestogen esters, or esters of progestogens.
See Progesterone and List of progestogen esters
List of progestogens available in the United States
This is a list of progestogens (progesterone and progestins) and formulations that are approved by the in the United States.
See Progesterone and List of progestogens available in the United States
List of signaling peptide/protein receptor modulators
This is a list of signaling peptide/protein receptor modulators.
See Progesterone and List of signaling peptide/protein receptor modulators
List of steroid abbreviations
The steroid hormones are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature.
See Progesterone and List of steroid abbreviations
List of University of Rochester people
Here follows a list of notable alumni, non-graduate attendees, faculty, and presidents of the University of Rochester.
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List of Wild Cards characters
This is a list of characters from the Wild Cards book series.
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Low milk supply
In breastfeeding women, low milk supply, also known as lactation insufficiency, insufficient milk syndrome, agalactia, agalactorrhea, hypogalactia or hypogalactorrhea, is the production of breast milk in daily volumes that do not fully meet the nutritional needs of her infant.
See Progesterone and Low milk supply
Lupus and pregnancy
Lupus and pregnancy can present some particular challenges for both mother and child.
See Progesterone and Lupus and pregnancy
Luteal phase
The menstrual cycle is on average 28 days in length.
See Progesterone and Luteal phase
Luteal support
Luteal support is the administration of medication, generally progesterone, progestins, hCG or GnRH agonists, to increase the success rate of implantation and early embryogenesis, thereby complementing and/or supporting the function of the corpus luteum.
See Progesterone and Luteal support
Luteinizing hormone
Luteinizing hormone (LH, also known as luteinising hormone, lutropin and sometimes lutrophin) is a hormone produced by gonadotropic cells in the anterior pituitary gland.
See Progesterone and Luteinizing hormone
Luteolysis
Luteolysis (also known as luteal regression) is the structural and functional degradation of the corpus luteum, which occurs at the end of the luteal phase of both the estrous and menstrual cycles in the absence of pregnancy.
See Progesterone and Luteolysis
Luteoma
A luteoma is a tumor that occurs in the ovaries during pregnancy.
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, progressive and systemic disease that typically results in cystic lung destruction.
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Lynestrenol
Lynestrenol, sold under the brand names Exluton and Ministat among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills and in the treatment of gynecological disorders.
See Progesterone and Lynestrenol
Mammary gland
A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring.
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Mammoplasia
Mammoplasia is the normal or spontaneous enlargement of human breasts.
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Marker degradation
The Marker degradation is a three-step synthetic route in steroid chemistry developed by American chemist Russell Earl Marker in 1938–1940.
See Progesterone and Marker degradation
Masculinizing hormone therapy
Masculinizing hormone therapy, also known as transmasculine hormone therapy or female-to-male (or FTM) hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy and gender affirming therapy which is used to change the secondary sexual characteristics of transgender people from feminine or androgynous to masculine.
See Progesterone and Masculinizing hormone therapy
Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy
Maternal physiological changes in pregnancy are the adaptations that take place during pregnancy that enable the accommodation of the developing embryo and fetus.
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Maternal recognition of pregnancy
Maternal recognition of pregnancy is a crucial aspect of carrying a pregnancy to full term.
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Medrogestone
Medrogestone, sold under the brand name Colprone among others, is a progestin medication which has been used in menopausal hormone therapy and in the treatment of gynecological disorders.
See Progesterone and Medrogestone
Medroxyprogesterone
Medroxyprogesterone (MP), is a progestin which is not used medically.
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Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), also known as depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) in injectable form and sold under the brand name Depo-Provera among others, is a hormonal medication of the progestin type.
See Progesterone and Medroxyprogesterone acetate
Medrysone
Medrysone (INN, USAN) (brand names HMS, Medrocort, others; former developmental code name NSC-63278), also known as hydroxymethylprogesterone, methylhydroxyprogesterone, or hydroxymesterone, as well as 6α-methyl-11β-hydroxyprogesterone or 6α-methyl-11β-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a synthetic glucocorticoid that is or has been used in the treatment of inflammatory eye diseases.
See Progesterone and Medrysone
Megestrol acetate
Megestrol acetate (MGA), sold under the brand name Megace among others, is a progestin medication which is used mainly as an appetite stimulant to treat wasting syndromes such as cachexia.
See Progesterone and Megestrol acetate
Melengestrol acetate
Melengestrol acetate (MLGA), sold under the brand names Heifermax and MGA among others, is a progestin medication which is used in animal reproduction.
See Progesterone and Melengestrol acetate
Membrane potential
Membrane potential (also transmembrane potential or membrane voltage) is the difference in electric potential between the interior and the exterior of a biological cell.
See Progesterone and Membrane potential
Membrane progesterone receptor
Membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs) are a group of cell surface receptors and membrane steroid receptors belonging to the progestin and adipoQ receptor (PAQR) family which bind the endogenous progestogen and neurosteroid progesterone, as well as the neurosteroid allopregnanolone.
See Progesterone and Membrane progesterone receptor
Menopause
Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time when menstrual periods permanently stop, marking the end of reproduction.
See Progesterone and Menopause
Menstrual cycle
The menstrual cycle is a series of natural changes in hormone production and the structures of the uterus and ovaries of the female reproductive system that makes pregnancy possible.
See Progesterone and Menstrual cycle
Menstruation
Menstruation (also known as a period, among other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina.
See Progesterone and Menstruation
Menstruation and mental health
Menstruation can have a notable impact on mental health, with some individuals experiencing mood disturbances and psychopathological symptoms during their menstrual cycle.
See Progesterone and Menstruation and mental health
Metabolic imprinting
Metabolic imprinting refers to the long-term physiological and metabolic effects that an offspring's prenatal and postnatal environments have on them.
See Progesterone and Metabolic imprinting
Metallibure
Metallibure (brand names Aimax, Suisynchron, Turisynchron; former developmental code names ICI-33828, AY-61122, NSC-69536), also known as methallibure or methallibur (German), is a medication which was introduced in 1973 and has been used in veterinary medicine to synchronize estrus.
See Progesterone and Metallibure
Mexican barbasco trade
The Mexican barbasco trade was the trade of the diosgenin-rich yam species Dioscorea mexicana, Dioscorea floribunda and Dioscorea composita which emerged in Mexico in the 1950s as part of the Mexican steroid industry.
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Microbial toxin
Microbial toxins are toxins produced by micro-organisms, including bacteria, fungi, protozoa, dinoflagellates, and viruses.
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Microsporum gypseum
Microsporum gypseum is a soil-associated dermatophyte that occasionally is known to colonise and infect the upper dead layers of the skin of mammals.
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Mifepristone
Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is a medication typically used in combination with misoprostol to bring about a medical abortion during pregnancy and manage early miscarriage.
See Progesterone and Mifepristone
Mineralocorticoid
Mineralocorticoids are a class of corticosteroids, which in turn are a class of steroid hormones.
See Progesterone and Mineralocorticoid
Mineralocorticoid receptor
The mineralocorticoid receptor (or MR, MLR, MCR), also known as the aldosterone receptor or nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 2, (NR3C2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR3C2 gene that is located on chromosome 4q31.1-31.2.
See Progesterone and Mineralocorticoid receptor
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist
A mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA or MCRA) or aldosterone antagonist, is a diuretic drug which antagonizes the action of aldosterone at mineralocorticoid receptors.
See Progesterone and Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist
Mir-633 microRNA precursor family
In molecular biology mir-633 microRNA is a short RNA molecule.
See Progesterone and Mir-633 microRNA precursor family
Miscarriage
Miscarriage, also known in medical terms as a spontaneous abortion, is the death and expulsion of an embryo or fetus before it can survive independently.
See Progesterone and Miscarriage
Misoprostol
Misoprostol is a synthetic prostaglandin medication used to prevent and treat stomach and duodenal ulcers, induce labor, cause an abortion, and treat postpartum bleeding due to poor contraction of the uterus.
See Progesterone and Misoprostol
Modafinil
Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil among others, is a wakefulness-promoting medication used primarily to treat narcolepsy, a sleep disorder characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and sudden sleep attacks.
See Progesterone and Modafinil
Morning sickness
Morning sickness, also called nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), is a symptom of pregnancy that involves nausea or vomiting.
See Progesterone and Morning sickness
Moses C. Shelesnyak
Moses Chiam Shelesnyak (June 6, 1909 – September 12, 1994) was an American reproductive biologist.
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MPR
MPR may refer to.
Nandrolone
Nandrolone, also known as 19-nortestosterone, is an endogenous androgen which exists in the male body at a ratio of 1:50 compared to testosterone.
See Progesterone and Nandrolone
National Historic Chemical Landmarks
The National Historic Chemical Landmarks program was launched by the American Chemical Society in 1992 to recognize significant achievements in the history of chemistry and related professions.
See Progesterone and National Historic Chemical Landmarks
Natural cycle in vitro fertilization
Natural Cycle In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is an assisted reproductive technique designed to closely mimic a woman's natural menstrual cycle.
See Progesterone and Natural cycle in vitro fertilization
Natural Cycles
Natural Cycles is a mobile app designed to help women track their fertility.
See Progesterone and Natural Cycles
Nesting instinct
Nesting behavior refers to an instinct in animals during reproduction to prepare a place with optimal conditions for offspring.
See Progesterone and Nesting instinct
Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity, also known as neural plasticity or brain plasticity, is the ability of neural networks in the brain to change through growth and reorganization.
See Progesterone and Neuroplasticity
Neuroprotection
Neuroprotection refers to the relative preservation of neuronal structure and/or function.
See Progesterone and Neuroprotection
Neuroscience of sex differences
The neuroscience of sex differences is the study of characteristics that separate brains of different sexes.
See Progesterone and Neuroscience of sex differences
Neurosteroid
Neurosteroids, also known as neuroactive steroids, are endogenous or exogenous steroids that rapidly alter neuronal excitability through interaction with ligand-gated ion channels and other cell surface receptors.
See Progesterone and Neurosteroid
Neurosteroidogenesis inhibitor
A neurosteroidogenesis inhibitor is a drug that inhibits the production of endogenous neurosteroids.
See Progesterone and Neurosteroidogenesis inhibitor
Neutering
Neutering, from the Latin neuter ('of neither sex'), is the removal of a non-human animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part.
See Progesterone and Neutering
Nipple stimulation
Nipple stimulation or breast stimulation is stimulation of the breast.
See Progesterone and Nipple stimulation
Nola (rhinoceros)
Nola (August 21, 1974 – November 22, 2015) was a northern white rhinoceros who lived at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park near Escondido, California, United States.
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Nomegestrol acetate
Nomegestrol acetate (NOMAC), sold under the brand names Lutenyl and Zoely among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills, menopausal hormone therapy, and for the treatment of gynecological disorders.
See Progesterone and Nomegestrol acetate
Non steroidal aromatase inhibitors
Non-Steroidal Aromatase Inhibitors (NSAIs) are one of two categories of aromatase inhibitors (AIs).
See Progesterone and Non steroidal aromatase inhibitors
Nonpuerperal mastitis
The term nonpuerperal mastitis describes inflammatory lesions of the breast (mastitis) that occur unrelated to pregnancy and breastfeeding.
See Progesterone and Nonpuerperal mastitis
Norelgestromin
Norelgestromin, or norelgestromine, sold under the brand names Evra and Ortho Evra among others, is a progestin medication which is used as a method of birth control for women.
See Progesterone and Norelgestromin
Norethisterone
Norethisterone, also known as norethindrone and sold under many brand names, is a progestin medication used in birth control pills, menopausal hormone therapy, and for the treatment of gynecological disorders.
See Progesterone and Norethisterone
Norethisterone acetate
Norethisterone acetate (NETA), also known as norethindrone acetate and sold under the brand name Primolut-Nor among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills, menopausal hormone therapy, and for the treatment of gynecological disorders.
See Progesterone and Norethisterone acetate
Noretynodrel
Noretynodrel, or norethynodrel, sold under the brand name Enovid among others, is a progestin medication which was previously used in birth control pills and in the treatment of gynecological disorders but is now no longer marketed. It was available both alone and in combination with an estrogen. The medication is taken by mouth.
See Progesterone and Noretynodrel
Norgesterone
Norgesterone, also known as norvinodrel or vinylestrenolone and sold under the brand name Vestalin, is a progestin medication which was formerly used in birth control pills for women but is now no longer marketed.
See Progesterone and Norgesterone
Norgestimate
Norgestimate, sold under the brand names Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Previfem among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills for women and in menopausal hormone therapy.
See Progesterone and Norgestimate
Norgestrel
Norgestrel is a progestin which is used in birth control pills sold under the brand name Ovral in combination with the estrogen ethinylestradiol and Opill by itself.
See Progesterone and Norgestrel
Norgestrienone
Norgestrienone, sold under the brand names Ogyline, Planor, and Miniplanor, is a progestin medication which has been used in birth control pills, sometimes in combination with ethinylestradiol.
See Progesterone and Norgestrienone
Normethandrone
Normethandrone, also known as methylestrenolone or methylnortestosterone and sold under the brand name Metalutin among others, is a progestin and androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used in combination with an estrogen in the treatment of amenorrhea and menopausal symptoms in women.
See Progesterone and Normethandrone
Norsteroid
Norsteroids (nor-, L. norma, from "normal" in chemistry, indicating carbon removal) are a structural class of steroids that have had an atom or atoms (typically carbon) removed, biosynthetically or synthetically, from positions of branching off of rings or side chains (e.g., removal of methyl groups), or from within rings of the steroid ring system.
See Progesterone and Norsteroid
Norvinisterone
Norvinisterone, sold under the brand names Neoprogestin and Nor-Progestelea, is a progestin and androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which was used in Europe but is now no longer marketed.
See Progesterone and Norvinisterone
Norwegian Elkhound
The Norwegian Elkhound is one of the Northern Spitz-type breeds of dog and is the National Dog of Norway.
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Nuclear receptor
In the field of molecular biology, nuclear receptors are a class of proteins responsible for sensing steroids, thyroid hormones, vitamins, and certain other molecules.
See Progesterone and Nuclear receptor
Obesity and fertility
Obesity is defined as an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual's ideal body weight.
See Progesterone and Obesity and fertility
Obstructive sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep-related breathing disorder and is characterized by recurrent episodes of complete or partial obstruction of the upper airway leading to reduced or absent breathing during sleep.
See Progesterone and Obstructive sleep apnea
Oogenesis
Oogenesis, ovogenesis, or oögenesis is the differentiation of the ovum (egg cell) into a cell competent to further develop when fertilized.
See Progesterone and Oogenesis
Oophorectomy
Oophorectomy (from Greek ᾠοφόρος,, 'egg-bearing' and ἐκτομή,, 'a cutting out of'), historically also called ovariotomy, is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries.
See Progesterone and Oophorectomy
Opipramol
Opipramol, sold under the brand name Insidon among others, is an anxiolytic and tricyclic antidepressant that is used throughout Europe.
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Oppenauer oxidation
Oppenauer oxidation, named after, is a gentle method for selectively oxidizing secondary alcohols to ketones.
See Progesterone and Oppenauer oxidation
Osaterone acetate
Osaterone acetate, sold under the brand name Ypozane, is a medication which is used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of enlarged prostate in dogs.
See Progesterone and Osaterone acetate
Ovarian follicle activation
Ovarian follicle activation can be defined as primordial follicles in the ovary moving from a quiescent (inactive) to a growing phase.
See Progesterone and Ovarian follicle activation
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a medical condition that can occur in some women who take fertility medication to stimulate egg growth, and in other women in sporadic cases.
See Progesterone and Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Ovarian vein syndrome
Ovarian vein syndrome is a rare (possibly not uncommon, certainly under-diagnosed) condition in which a dilated ovarian vein compresses the ureter (the tube that brings the urine from the kidney to the bladder).
See Progesterone and Ovarian vein syndrome
Ovary
The ovary is a gonad in the female reproductive system that produces ova.
Ovulation
Ovulation is the release of eggs from the ovaries.
See Progesterone and Ovulation
Ovulatory shift hypothesis
The ovulatory shift hypothesis holds that women experience evolutionarily adaptive changes in subconscious thoughts and behaviors related to mating during different parts of the ovulatory cycle.
See Progesterone and Ovulatory shift hypothesis
Oxendolone
Oxendolone, sold under the brand names Prostetin and Roxenone, is an antiandrogen and progestin medication which is used in Japan in the treatment of enlarged prostate.
See Progesterone and Oxendolone
P4
P4 may refer to.
Parental brain
Parental experience, as well as changing hormone levels during pregnancy and postpartum, cause changes in the parental brain.
See Progesterone and Parental brain
Parent–offspring conflict
Parent–offspring conflict (POC) is an expression coined in 1974 by Robert Trivers.
See Progesterone and Parent–offspring conflict
Parthenogenesis in squamates
Parthenogenesis is a mode of asexual reproduction in which offspring are produced by females without the genetic contribution of a male.
See Progesterone and Parthenogenesis in squamates
Pentadesma butyracea
Pentadesma butyracea is a tree native to the forests of tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Cameroon.
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Percy Lavon Julian
Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899 – April 19, 1975) was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
See Progesterone and Percy Lavon Julian
Pharmacodynamics of progesterone
The pharmacology of progesterone, a progestogen medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone, concerns its pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and various routes of administration.
See Progesterone and Pharmacodynamics of progesterone
Pharmacokinetics of estradiol
The pharmacology of estradiol, an estrogen medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone, concerns its pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and various routes of administration.
See Progesterone and Pharmacokinetics of estradiol
Pharmacokinetics of progesterone
The pharmacokinetics of progesterone, concerns the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and various routes of administration of progesterone.
See Progesterone and Pharmacokinetics of progesterone
Pharmacology of bicalutamide
The pharmacology of bicalutamide is the study of the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of the nonsteroidal antiandrogen (NSAA) bicalutamide.
See Progesterone and Pharmacology of bicalutamide
Pharmacology of cyproterone acetate
The pharmacology of cyproterone acetate (CPA) concerns the pharmacology (pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and routes of administration) of the steroidal antiandrogen and progestin medication cyproterone acetate.
See Progesterone and Pharmacology of cyproterone acetate
Phyllodes tumor
Phyllodes tumors (from Greek), are a rare type of biphasic fibroepithelial mass that form from the periductal stromal and epithelial cells of the breast.
See Progesterone and Phyllodes tumor
Pig
The pig (Sus domesticus), also called swine (swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal.
Pinc
Pinc (pregnancy induced noncoding RNA) is a long non-coding RNA.
Pinopode
Pinopodes (also known as pinopods and uterodomes) are protrusions on the apical cellular membrane of uterine epithelial cells.
Placenta
The placenta (placentas or placentae) is a temporary embryonic and later fetal organ that begins developing from the blastocyst shortly after implantation.
Polina V. Lishko
Polina V. Lishko (born 1974) is an American cellular and developmental biologist.
See Progesterone and Polina V. Lishko
Polycystic ovary syndrome
Polycystic ovary syndrome, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age.
See Progesterone and Polycystic ovary syndrome
Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor
Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (pIgR) is a transmembrane protein that in humans is encoded by the PIGR gene.
See Progesterone and Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor
Polyphagia
Polyphagia or hyperphagia is an abnormally strong, incessant sensation of hunger or desire to eat often leading to overeating.
See Progesterone and Polyphagia
Poor ovarian reserve
Poor ovarian reserve is a condition of low fertility characterized by 1): low numbers of remaining oocytes in the ovaries or 2) possibly impaired preantral oocyte development or recruitment. Recent research suggests that premature ovarian aging and premature ovarian failure (aka primary ovarian insufficiency) may represent a continuum of premature ovarian senescence.
See Progesterone and Poor ovarian reserve
Postorgasmic illness syndrome
Postorgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) is a syndrome in which human males have chronic physical and cognitive symptoms following ejaculation.
See Progesterone and Postorgasmic illness syndrome
Postpartum blues
Postpartum blues, also known as baby blues and maternity blues, is a very common but self-limited condition that begins shortly after childbirth and can present with a variety of symptoms such as mood swings, irritability, and tearfulness.
See Progesterone and Postpartum blues
Postpartum depression
Postpartum depression (PPD), also called postnatal depression, is a mood disorder experienced after childbirth, which can affect men and women.
See Progesterone and Postpartum depression
Postpartum physiological changes
The postpartum physiological changes are those expected changes that occur in the woman's body after childbirth, in the postpartum period.
See Progesterone and Postpartum physiological changes
Postpartum psychosis
Postpartum psychosis (PPP), also known as puerperal psychosis or peripartum psychosis, involves the abrupt onset of psychotic symptoms shortly following childbirth, typically within two weeks of delivery but less than 4 weeks postpartum.
See Progesterone and Postpartum psychosis
Potential applications of carbon nanotubes
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are cylinders of one or more layers of graphene (lattice).
See Progesterone and Potential applications of carbon nanotubes
Pregnancy
Pregnancy is the time during which one or more offspring develops (gestates) inside a woman's uterus (womb).
See Progesterone and Pregnancy
Pregnancy and sleep
Sleep during pregnancy can be influenced by various physiological, hormonal, and psychological factors, leading to changes in sleep duration and quality.
See Progesterone and Pregnancy and sleep
Pregnancy hormones
Hormones during pregnancy are the result of an intricate interaction between hormones generated by different glands and organs.
See Progesterone and Pregnancy hormones
Pregnane
Pregnane, also known as 17β-ethylandrostane or as 10β,13β-dimethyl-17β-ethylgonane, is a C21 steroid and, indirectly, a parent of progesterone.
Pregnane X receptor
In the field of molecular biology, the pregnane X receptor (PXR), also known as the steroid and xenobiotic sensing nuclear receptor (SXR) or nuclear receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 2 (NR1I2) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NR1I2 (nuclear Receptor subfamily 1, group I, member 2) gene.
See Progesterone and Pregnane X receptor
Pregnanediol
Pregnanediol, or 5β-pregnane-3α,20α-diol, is an inactive metabolic product of progesterone.
See Progesterone and Pregnanediol
Pregnanediol (disambiguation)
Pregnanediol may refer to.
See Progesterone and Pregnanediol (disambiguation)
Pregnanediol glucuronide
Pregnanediol glucuronide, or 5β-pregnane-3α,20α-diol 3α-glucuronide, is the major metabolite of progesterone and the C3α glucuronide conjugate of pregnanediol (5β-pregnane-3α,20α-diol).
See Progesterone and Pregnanediol glucuronide
Pregnanedione
Pregnanedione, or pregnane-3,20-dione, may refer to.
See Progesterone and Pregnanedione
Pregnanetriol
Pregnanetriol, or 5β-pregnane-3α,17α,20α-triol, is a steroid and inactive metabolite of progesterone.
See Progesterone and Pregnanetriol
Pregnanolone
Pregnanolone, also known as eltanolone, is an endogenous inhibitory neurosteroid which is produced in the body from progesterone.
See Progesterone and Pregnanolone
Pregnanolone (disambiguation)
Pregnanolone, also known as tetrahydroprogesterone (THP), may refer to.
See Progesterone and Pregnanolone (disambiguation)
Pregnenedione
A pregnenedione (singular pregnanediol) is an unsaturated diketone derivative of a pregnane.
See Progesterone and Pregnenedione
Pregnenolone
Pregnenolone (P5), or pregn-5-en-3β-ol-20-one, is an endogenous steroid and precursor/metabolic intermediate in the biosynthesis of most of the steroid hormones, including the progestogens, androgens, estrogens, glucocorticoids, and mineralocorticoids.
See Progesterone and Pregnenolone
Pregnenolone (disambiguation)
Pregnenolone may refer to.
See Progesterone and Pregnenolone (disambiguation)
Prelabor rupture of membranes
Prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM), previously known as premature rupture of membranes, is breakage of the amniotic sac before the onset of labour.
See Progesterone and Prelabor rupture of membranes
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a mood disorder characterized by emotional, cognitive, and physical symptoms.
See Progesterone and Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
Premenstrual syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a disruptive set of emotional and physical symptoms that regularly occur in the one to two weeks before the start of each menstrual period.
See Progesterone and Premenstrual syndrome
Premenstrual water retention
Premenstrual water retention (or premenstrual fluid retention) is the buildup of additional water or fluid in the body.
See Progesterone and Premenstrual water retention
Preterm birth
Preterm birth, also known as premature birth, is the birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks.
See Progesterone and Preterm birth
Primary ovarian insufficiency
Primary ovarian insufficiency (POI), also called premature ovarian insufficiency, premature menopause, and premature ovarian failure, is the partial or total loss of reproductive and hormonal function of the ovaries before age 40 because of follicular (egg producing area) dysfunction or early loss of eggs.
See Progesterone and Primary ovarian insufficiency
Progesterone (medication)
Progesterone (P4), sold under the brand name Prometrium among others, is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone.
See Progesterone and Progesterone (medication)
Progesterone 11alpha-monooxygenase
In enzymology, a progesterone 11alpha-monooxygenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 3 substrates of this enzyme are progesterone, AH2, and O2, whereas its 3 products are 11alpha-hydroxyprogesterone, A, and H2O.
See Progesterone and Progesterone 11alpha-monooxygenase
Progesterone 5alpha-reductase
In enzymology, a progesterone 5alpha-reductase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are 5alpha-pregnan-3,20-dione and NADP+, whereas its 3 products are progesterone, NADPH, and H+.
See Progesterone and Progesterone 5alpha-reductase
Progesterone elevation
A progesterone elevation may refer to.
See Progesterone and Progesterone elevation
Progesterone monooxygenase
In enzymology, a progesterone monooxygenase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction The 3 substrates of this enzyme are progesterone, AH2, and O2, whereas its 3 products are testosterone acetate, A, and H2O.
See Progesterone and Progesterone monooxygenase
Progesterone receptor
The progesterone receptor (PR), also known as NR3C3 or nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 3, is a protein found inside cells.
See Progesterone and Progesterone receptor
Progesterone receptor A
The progesterone receptor A (PR-A) is one of three known isoforms of the progesterone receptor (PR), the main biological target of the endogenous progestogen sex hormone progesterone.
See Progesterone and Progesterone receptor A
Progesterone receptor B
The progesterone receptor B (PR-B) is one of three known isoforms of the progesterone receptor (PR), the main biological target of the endogenous progestogen sex hormone progesterone.
See Progesterone and Progesterone receptor B
Progesterone receptor C
The progesterone receptor C (PR-C) is one of three known isoforms of the progesterone receptor (PR), the main biological target of the endogenous progestogen sex hormone progesterone.
See Progesterone and Progesterone receptor C
Progesterone synthesis inhibitor
A progesterone synthesis inhibitor, or progestogen synthesis inhibitor, is a type of drug which inhibits the enzymatic synthesis of progesterone.
See Progesterone and Progesterone synthesis inhibitor
Progesterone test
Progesterone test may refer to.
See Progesterone and Progesterone test
Progesterone vaginal ring
Progesterone vaginal ring, also known as progesterone-only vaginal ring, is a form of vaginal ring used for birth control when breastfeeding.
See Progesterone and Progesterone vaginal ring
Progestogen
Progestogens, also sometimes written progestins, progestagens or gestagens, are a class of natural or synthetic steroid hormones that bind to and activate the progesterone receptors (PR).
See Progesterone and Progestogen
Progestogen (medication)
A progestogen, also referred to as a progestagen, gestagen, or gestogen, is a type of medication which produces effects similar to those of the natural female sex hormone progesterone in the body.
See Progesterone and Progestogen (medication)
Progestogen-only injectable contraceptive
Progestogen-only injectable contraceptives (POICs) are a form of hormonal contraception and progestogen-only contraception that are administered by injection and providing long-lasting birth control.
See Progesterone and Progestogen-only injectable contraceptive
Progestogen-only pill
Progestogen-only pills (POPs), colloquially known as "mini pills", are a type of oral contraceptive that contain synthetic progestogens (progestins) and do not contain estrogens.
See Progesterone and Progestogen-only pill
Prognosis marker
Prognostic markers are biomarkers used to measure the progress of a disease in the patient sample.
See Progesterone and Prognosis marker
Prolactin
Prolactin (PRL), also known as lactotropin and mammotropin, is a protein best known for its role in enabling mammals to produce milk.
See Progesterone and Prolactin
Prolactin cell
A prolactin cell (also known as a lactotropic cell, epsilon acidophil, lactotrope, lactotroph, mammatroph, mammotroph) is a cell in the anterior pituitary which produces prolactin (a peptide hormone) in response to hormonal signals including dopamine (which is inhibitory), thyrotropin-releasing hormone and estrogen (especially during pregnancy), which are stimulatory.
See Progesterone and Prolactin cell
Promegestone
Promegestone, sold under the brand name Surgestone, is a progestin medication which is used in menopausal hormone therapy and in the treatment of gynecological disorders.
See Progesterone and Promegestone
Prostaglandin F receptor
Prostaglandin F receptor (FP) is a receptor belonging to the prostaglandin (PG) group of receptors.
See Progesterone and Prostaglandin F receptor
Prostaglandin F2alpha
Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α in prostanoid nomenclature), pharmaceutically termed dinoprost is a naturally occurring prostaglandin used in medicine to induce labor and as an abortifacient.
See Progesterone and Prostaglandin F2alpha
Protein DEPP
Protein DEPP also known as decidual protein induced by progesterone (DEPP) and fasting-induced gene protein (FIG) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DEPP gene.
See Progesterone and Protein DEPP
Proteins produced and secreted by the liver
The liver plays the major role in producing proteins that are secreted into the blood, including major plasma proteins, factors in hemostasis and fibrinolysis, carrier proteins, hormones, prohormones and apolipoprotein.
See Progesterone and Proteins produced and secreted by the liver
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP), known in United Kingdom as polymorphic eruption of pregnancy (PEP), is a chronic hives-like rash that strikes some women during pregnancy.
See Progesterone and Pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy
Pseudohyperaldosteronism
Pseudohyperaldosteronism (also pseudoaldosteronism) is a medical condition which mimics the effects of elevated aldosterone (hyperaldosteronism) by presenting with high blood pressure, low blood potassium levels (hypokalemia), metabolic alkalosis, and low levels of plasma renin activity (PRA).
See Progesterone and Pseudohyperaldosteronism
Pseudopregnancy
In mammalian species, pseudopregnancy is a physical state whereby all the signs and symptoms of pregnancy are exhibited, with the exception of the presence of a fetus, creating a false pregnancy.
See Progesterone and Pseudopregnancy
Ptosis (breasts)
Ptosis or sagging of the female breast is a natural consequence of aging.
See Progesterone and Ptosis (breasts)
Puberty
Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.
Pyometra
Pyometra or pyometritis is a uterine infection.
Quingestanol acetate
Quingestanol acetate, sold under the brand names Demovis and Pilomin among others, is a progestin medication which was used in birth control pills but is no longer marketed.
See Progesterone and Quingestanol acetate
Quingestrone
Quingestrone, also known as progesterone 3-cyclopentyl enol ether (PCPE) and sold under the brand name Enol-Luteovis, is a progestin medication which was previously used in birth control pills in Italy but is now no longer marketed.
See Progesterone and Quingestrone
Ras GTPase
Ras, from "Rat sarcoma virus", is a family of related proteins that are expressed in all animal cell lineages and organs.
See Progesterone and Ras GTPase
Recurrent miscarriage
Recurrent miscarriage or recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is the spontaneous loss of 2-3 pregnancies that is estimated to affect up to 5% of women.
See Progesterone and Recurrent miscarriage
Reference ranges for blood tests
Reference ranges (reference intervals) for blood tests are sets of values used by a health professional to interpret a set of medical test results from blood samples.
See Progesterone and Reference ranges for blood tests
Regonyl
Regonyl (developmental code name TX-380), also known as 17α-ethynyl-5α-androst-2-en-17β-ol 17β-acetate, is a steroidal drug described as an antiprogestogen and "antiprolactin" (prolactin inhibitor).
Relapse
In internal medicine, relapse or recidivism is a recurrence of a past (typically medical) condition.
Relative energy deficiency in sport
Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) is a syndrome in which disordered eating (or low energy availability), amenorrhoea/oligomenorrhoea (in women), and decreased bone mineral density (osteoporosis and osteopenia) are present.
See Progesterone and Relative energy deficiency in sport
Relugolix
Relugolix, sold under the brand names Orgovyx and Relumina among others, is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH receptor antagonist) medication which is used in the treatment of prostate cancer in men and uterine fibroids in women.
See Progesterone and Relugolix
Reproductive medicine
Reproductive medicine is a branch of medicine concerning the male and female reproductive systems.
See Progesterone and Reproductive medicine
Rifampicin
Rifampicin, also known as rifampin, is an ansamycin antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections, including tuberculosis (TB), ''Mycobacterium avium'' complex, leprosy, and Legionnaires' disease.
See Progesterone and Rifampicin
Risk factors for breast cancer
Risk factors for breast cancer may be divided into preventable and non-preventable.
See Progesterone and Risk factors for breast cancer
Russell Earl Marker
Russell Earl Marker (March 12, 1902 – March 3, 1995) was an American chemist who invented the octane rating system when he was working at the Ethyl Corporation.
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Ruth Fowler Edwards
Ruth Fowler Edwards, Lady Edwards (December 1930 – October 2013) was a British geneticist and the long-time wife and collaborator of Robert G. (Bob) Edwards, the "father" of in vitro fertilization.
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Saliva testing
Saliva testing or Salivaomics is a diagnostic technique that involves laboratory analysis of saliva to identify markers of endocrine, immunologic, inflammatory, infectious, and other types of conditions.
See Progesterone and Saliva testing
Sarsasapogenin
Sarsasapogenin is a steroidal sapogenin, that is the aglycosidic portion of a plant saponin.
See Progesterone and Sarsasapogenin
Savaging
Savaging is a term used in the study of ethology that refers to aggressive behaviour displayed by the mother towards the offspring.
School of Chemistry, UNAM
The School of Chemistry is one of the 27 academic institutions that are part of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
See Progesterone and School of Chemistry, UNAM
Secreted frizzled-related protein 1
Secreted frizzled-related protein 1, also known as SFRP1, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SFRP1 gene.
See Progesterone and Secreted frizzled-related protein 1
Seed cycling
Seed cycling is the rotation of different edible seeds into the diet at different times in the menstrual cycle.
See Progesterone and Seed cycling
Segesterone acetate
Segesterone acetate (SGA), sold under the brand names Nestorone, Elcometrine, and Annovera, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control and in the treatment of endometriosis in the United States, Brazil, and other South American countries. It is available both alone and in combination with an estrogen.
See Progesterone and Segesterone acetate
Selective progesterone receptor modulator
A selective progesterone receptor modulator (SPRM) is an agent that acts on the progesterone receptor (PR), the biological target of progestogens like progesterone.
See Progesterone and Selective progesterone receptor modulator
Serpin
Serpins are a superfamily of proteins with similar structures that were first identified for their protease inhibition activity and are found in all kingdoms of life.
Sex differences in medicine
Sex differences in medicine include sex-specific diseases or conditions which occur only in people of one sex due to underlying biological factors (for example, prostate cancer in males or uterine cancer in females); sex-related diseases, which are diseases that are more common to one sex (for example, breast cancer and systemic lupus erythematosus which occur predominantly in females); and diseases which occur at similar rates in males and females but manifest differently according to sex (for example, peripheral artery disease).
See Progesterone and Sex differences in medicine
Sex hormone
Sex hormones, also known as sex steroids, gonadocorticoids and gonadal steroids, are steroid hormones that interact with vertebrate steroid hormone receptors.
See Progesterone and Sex hormone
Sex hormone receptor
The sex hormone receptors, or sex steroid receptors, are a group of steroid hormone receptors that interact with the sex hormones, the androgens, estrogens, and progestogens, as well as with sex-hormonal agents such as anabolic steroids, progestins, and antiestrogens.
See Progesterone and Sex hormone receptor
Sex hormone-binding globulin
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) or sex steroid-binding globulin (SSBG) is a glycoprotein that binds to androgens and estrogens.
See Progesterone and Sex hormone-binding globulin
Sex-hormonal agent
A sex-hormonal agent, also known as a sex-hormone receptor modulator, is a type of hormonal agent which specifically modulates the effects of sex hormones and of their biological targets, the sex hormone receptors.
See Progesterone and Sex-hormonal agent
Sexual characteristics
Sexual characteristics are physical traits of an organism (typically of a sexually dimorphic organism) which are indicative of or resultant from biological sexual factors.
See Progesterone and Sexual characteristics
Sexual swelling
Sexual swelling, sexual skin, or anogenital tumescence refers to localized engorgement of the anus and vulva region of some female primates that vary in size over the course of the menstrual cycle.
See Progesterone and Sexual swelling
Sheep's milk
Sheep's milk (or ewes' milk) is the milk of domestic sheep.
See Progesterone and Sheep's milk
Sigma receptor
Sigma receptors (σ-receptors) are protein receptors that bind ligands such as 4-PPBP (4-phenyl-1-(4-phenylbutyl) piperidine), SA 4503 (cutamesine), ditolylguanidine, dimethyltryptamine, and siramesine.
See Progesterone and Sigma receptor
Sigma-1 receptor
The sigma-1 receptor (σ1R), one of two sigma receptor subtypes, is a chaperone protein at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that modulates calcium signaling through the IP3 receptor.
See Progesterone and Sigma-1 receptor
Sigma-2 receptor
The sigma-2 receptor (σ2R) is a sigma receptor subtype that has attracted attention due to its involvement in diseases such as neurological diseases, neurodegenerative, neuro-ophthalmic and cancer.
See Progesterone and Sigma-2 receptor
Signal transduction
Signal transduction is the process by which a chemical or physical signal is transmitted through a cell as a series of molecular events.
See Progesterone and Signal transduction
Sleep problems in women
Sleep problems in women can manifest at various stages of their life cycle.
See Progesterone and Sleep problems in women
Small supernumerary marker chromosome
A small supernumerary marker chromosome (sSMC) is an abnormal extra chromosome.
See Progesterone and Small supernumerary marker chromosome
Sodium/bile acid cotransporter
Sodium/bile acid cotransporter also known as the Na+-taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP) or liver bile acid transporter (LBAT) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC10A1 (solute carrier family 10 member 1) gene.
See Progesterone and Sodium/bile acid cotransporter
Solanidine
Solanidine is a poisonous steroidal alkaloid chemical compound that occurs in plants of the family Solanaceae, such as potato and Solanum americanum.
See Progesterone and Solanidine
Somatopause
Somatopause is the progressive decline in the levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), hormones of the hypothalamic–pituitary–somatotropic axis (HPS axis), with age.
See Progesterone and Somatopause
Spaghetti plot
A spaghetti plot (also known as a spaghetti chart, spaghetti diagram, or spaghetti model) is a method of viewing data to visualize possible flows through systems.
See Progesterone and Spaghetti plot
Specific rotation
In chemistry, specific rotation is a property of a chiral chemical compound.
See Progesterone and Specific rotation
Sperm chemotaxis
Sperm chemotaxis is a form of sperm guidance, in which sperm cells (spermatozoa) follow a concentration gradient of a chemoattractant secreted from the oocyte and thereby reach the oocyte.
See Progesterone and Sperm chemotaxis
Sperm guidance
Sperm guidance is the process by which sperm cells (spermatozoa) are directed to the oocyte (egg) for the aim of fertilization.
See Progesterone and Sperm guidance
Spermatozoon
A spermatozoon (also spelled spermatozoön;: spermatozoa) is a motile sperm cell, or moving form of the haploid cell that is the male gamete.
See Progesterone and Spermatozoon
Spermicide
Spermicide is a contraceptive substance that destroys sperm, inserted vaginally prior to intercourse to prevent pregnancy.
See Progesterone and Spermicide
Sphenoid wing meningioma
A sphenoid wing meningioma is a benign brain tumor near the sphenoid bone.
See Progesterone and Sphenoid wing meningioma
Sphincterochila zonata
Sphincterochila zonata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Sphincterochilidae.
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Spinnbarkeit
Spinnbarkeit (English: spinnability), also known as fibrosity, is a biomedical rheology term which refers to the stringy or stretchy property found to varying degrees in mucus, saliva, albumen and similar viscoelastic fluids.
See Progesterone and Spinnbarkeit
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon but potentially lethal condition in which one of the coronary arteries that supply the heart, spontaneously develops a blood collection, or hematoma, within the artery wall due to a tear in the wall.
See Progesterone and Spontaneous coronary artery dissection
Sterane
Steranes constitute a class of tetracyclic triterpanes derived from steroids or sterols via diagenetic and catagenetic degradation, such as hydrogenation.
Steroid
A steroid is an organic compound with four fused rings (designated A, B, C, and D) arranged in a specific molecular configuration.
Steroid 11β-hydroxylase
Steroid 11β-hydroxylase, also known as steroid 11β-monooxygenase, is a steroid hydroxylase found in the zona glomerulosa and zona fasciculata of the adrenal cortex.
See Progesterone and Steroid 11β-hydroxylase
Steroid 15beta-monooxygenase
Steroid 15beta-monooxygenase (cytochrome P-450meg, cytochrome P450meg, steroid 15beta-hydroxylase, CYP106A2, BmCYP106A2) is an enzyme with systematic name progesterone,reduced-ferredoxin:oxygen oxidoreductase (15beta-hydroxylating).
See Progesterone and Steroid 15beta-monooxygenase
Steroid hormone receptor
Steroid hormone receptors are found in the nucleus, cytosol, and also on the plasma membrane of target cells.
See Progesterone and Steroid hormone receptor
Steroidogenesis inhibitor
A steroidogenesis inhibitor, also known as a steroid biosynthesis inhibitor, is a type of drug which inhibits one or more of the enzymes that are involved in the process of steroidogenesis, the biosynthesis of endogenous steroids and steroid hormones.
See Progesterone and Steroidogenesis inhibitor
Stigmasterol
Stigmasterol – a plant sterol (phytosterol) – is among the most abundant of plant sterols, having a major function to maintain the structure and physiology of cell membranes.
See Progesterone and Stigmasterol
Sumatran rhinoceros
The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), also known as the Sumatran rhino, hairy rhinoceros or Asian two-horned rhinoceros, is a rare member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant species of rhinoceros; it is the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus.
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Syncytiotrophoblast
The syncytiotrophoblast (from the Greek 'syn'- "together"; 'cytio'- "of cells"; 'tropho'- "nutrition"; 'blast'- "bud") is the epithelial covering of the highly vascular embryonic placental villi, which invades the wall of the uterus to establish nutrient circulation between the embryo and the mother.
See Progesterone and Syncytiotrophoblast
T-47D
T-47D is a human breast cancer cell line commonly used in biomedical research involving the hormonal expression of cancer cells.
Teratology
Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development in organisms during their life span.
See Progesterone and Teratology
Terri Roth
Terri Lynn Roth (b. 1964/1965) is the vice president of Conservation and Science at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.
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The Female Brain (book)
The Female Brain is a book written by the American neuropsychiatrist Louann Brizendine in 2006.
See Progesterone and The Female Brain (book)
Theca externa
The theca externa is the outer layer of the theca folliculi.
See Progesterone and Theca externa
Theca interna
Theca interna cells express receptors for luteinizing hormone (LH) to produce androstenedione, which via a few steps, gives the granulosa the precursor for estrogen manufacturing.
See Progesterone and Theca interna
Thelarche
Thelarche, also known as breast budding, is the onset of secondary breast development, often representing the beginning of pubertal development.
See Progesterone and Thelarche
Thermoregulation
Thermoregulation is the ability of an organism to keep its body temperature within certain boundaries, even when the surrounding temperature is very different.
See Progesterone and Thermoregulation
Thrombophilia
Thrombophilia (sometimes called hypercoagulability or a prothrombotic state) is an abnormality of blood coagulation that increases the risk of thrombosis (blood clots in blood vessels).
See Progesterone and Thrombophilia
Thymelaea hirsuta
Thymelaea hirsuta, boalaga (Spanish), bufalaga (Catalan and geolectal Spanish), mitnan (Arabic) or shaggy sparrow-wort, is a xerophytic shrub which can grow to 2 metres in height and has a root system reaching depths of up to 3.5m.
See Progesterone and Thymelaea hirsuta
Thymidine phosphorylase
Thymidine phosphorylase is an enzyme that is encoded by the TYMP gene and catalyzes the reaction: Thymidine phosphorylase is involved in purine metabolism, pyrimidine metabolism, and other metabolic pathways.
See Progesterone and Thymidine phosphorylase
Transcortin
Transcortin, also known as corticosteroid-binding globulin (CBG) or serpin A6, is a protein produced in the liver in animals.
See Progesterone and Transcortin
Transcytosis
Transcytosis (also known as cytopempsis) is a type of transcellular transport in which various macromolecules are transported across the interior of a cell.
See Progesterone and Transcytosis
Traumatic brain injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as an intracranial injury, is an injury to the brain caused by an external force.
See Progesterone and Traumatic brain injury
Trengestone
Trengestone, sold under the brand names Reteroid, Retroid, and Retrone, is a progestin medication which was formerly used to treat menstrual disorders but is now no longer marketed.
See Progesterone and Trengestone
Trestolone
Trestolone, also known as 7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone (MENT), is an experimental androgen/anabolic steroid (AAS) and progestogen medication which has been under development for potential use as a form of hormonal birth control for men and in androgen replacement therapy for low testosterone levels in men but has never been marketed for medical use.
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Trilostane
Trilostane, sold under the brand name Vetoryl among others, is a medication which has been used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome, Conn's syndrome, and postmenopausal breast cancer in humans.
See Progesterone and Trilostane
Trimegestone
Trimegestone, sold under the brand names Ondeva and Totelle among others, is a progestin medication which is used in menopausal hormone therapy and in the prevention of postmenopausal osteoporosis.
See Progesterone and Trimegestone
Trimethylaminuria
Trimethylaminuria (TMAU), also known as fish odor syndrome or fish malodor syndrome, is a rare metabolic disorder that causes a defect in the normal production of an enzyme named flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3).
See Progesterone and Trimethylaminuria
Trophoblast
The trophoblast (from Greek: to feed; and: germinator) is the outer layer of cells of the blastocyst.
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TRPV6
TRPV6 is a membrane calcium (Ca2+) channel protein which is particularly involved in the first step in Ca2+absorption in the intestine.
Tubal ligation
Tubal ligation (commonly known as having one's "tubes tied") is a surgical procedure for female sterilization in which the fallopian tubes are permanently blocked, clipped or removed.
See Progesterone and Tubal ligation
Ulipristal acetate
Ulipristal acetate, sold under the brand name Ella among others, is a medication used for emergency contraception (birth control) and uterine fibroids.
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Upjohn
The Upjohn Company was an American pharmaceutical manufacturing firm founded in 1886 in Hastings, Michigan, by Dr.
Urinary tract infection
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects a part of the urinary tract.
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Urosaurus ornatus
Urosaurus ornatus, commonly known as the ornate tree lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Phrynosomatidae.
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Uterine contraction
Uterine contractions are muscle contractions of the uterine smooth muscle that can occur at various intensities in both the non-pregnant and pregnant uterine state.
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Uterine epithelium
The internal surface of the uterus is lined by uterine epithelial cells which undergo dramatic changes during pregnancy.
See Progesterone and Uterine epithelium
Uterine fibroid
Uterine fibroids, also known as uterine leiomyomas or fibroids, are benign smooth muscle tumors of the uterus, part of the female reproductive system.
See Progesterone and Uterine fibroid
Uterine gland
Uterine glands or endometrial glands are tubular glands, lined by a simple columnar epithelium, found in the functional layer of the endometrium that lines the uterus.
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Uterine serpin
Uterine serpins are members of the A clade of the serine protease inhibitor (serpin) superfamily of proteins and are encoded by the SERPINA14 gene.
See Progesterone and Uterine serpin
Uteroglobin
Uteroglobin, or blastokinin, also known as secretoglobin family 1A member 1 (SCGB1A1), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SCGB1A1 gene.
See Progesterone and Uteroglobin
Uterus
The uterus (from Latin uterus,: uteri) or womb is the organ in the reproductive system of most female mammals, including humans, that accommodates the embryonic and fetal development of one or more embryos until birth.
Vaginal discharge
Vaginal discharge is a mixture of liquid, cells, and bacteria that lubricate and protect the vagina.
See Progesterone and Vaginal discharge
Vaginal introital laxity
Vaginal introital laxity is a symptom of pelvic floor dysfunction characterised by a sensation of looseness at vaginal external opening, also known as the vaginal introitus.
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Vaginal ring
Vaginal rings (also known as intravaginal rings, or V-Rings) are polymeric drug delivery devices designed to provide controlled release of drugs for intravaginal administration over extended periods of time.
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Veratridine
Veratridine is a steroidal alkaloid found in plants of the lily family, specifically the genera Veratrum and Schoenocaulon.
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Vikki Abrahams
Vikki Martyne Abrahams is an English–American reproductive immunologist.
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Vinclozolin
Vinclozolin (trade names Ronilan, Curalan, Vorlan, Touche) is a common dicarboximide fungicide used to control diseases, such as blights, rots and molds in vineyards, and on fruits and vegetables such as raspberries, lettuce, kiwi, snap beans, and onions.
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Vocal cords
In humans, the vocal cords, also known as vocal folds, are folds of throat tissues that are key in creating sounds through vocalization.
See Progesterone and Vocal cords
Vosilasarm
Vosilasarm, also known by the development codes RAD140 and EP0062 and by the black-market name Testolone or Testalone, is a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) which is under development for the treatment of hormone-sensitive breast cancer.
See Progesterone and Vosilasarm
Wiley protocol
The Wiley Protocol is a form of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) devised and advocated by author T. S. Wiley.
See Progesterone and Wiley protocol
Willard Myron Allen
Willard Myron Allen (November 5, 1904 – August 15, 1993) was an American gynecologist.
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William Windsor (goat)
William "Billy" Windsor I is a cashmere goat who served as a lance corporal in the 1st Battalion, the Royal Welsh, an infantry battalion of the British Army.
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WNT4
WNT4 is a secreted protein that, in humans, is encoded by the WNT4 gene, found on chromosome 1.
Women's health
Women's health differs from that of men's health in many unique ways.
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Wyeth
Wyeth was a pharmaceutical company until it was purchased by Pfizer in 2009.
XX gonadal dysgenesis
XX gonadal dysgenesis is a type of female hypogonadism in which the ovaries do not function to induce puberty in an otherwise normal girl whose karyotype is found to be 46,XX.
See Progesterone and XX gonadal dysgenesis
XY gonadal dysgenesis
XY complete gonadal dysgenesis, also known as Swyer syndrome, is a type of defect hypogonadism in a person whose karyotype is 46,XY.
See Progesterone and XY gonadal dysgenesis
Yam (vegetable)
Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers (some other species in the genus being toxic).
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Yunnan Baiyao
Yunnan Baiyao (or Yunnan Paiyao) is a proprietary traditional Chinese medicine marketed and used as a hemostatic product in both human and veterinary alternative medicine.
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Zanzibar red colobus
The Zanzibar red colobus (Piliocolobus kirkii) is a species of red colobus monkey endemic to Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago, off the coast of Tanzania.
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ZM-182345
ZM-182345 is a nonsteroidal progestin that was never marketed.
See Progesterone and ZM-182345
11-Dehydroprogesterone
11-Dehydroprogesterone, also known as pregna-4,11-diene-3,20-dione, is a steroidal progestin that was never marketed.
See Progesterone and 11-Dehydroprogesterone
11-Deoxycorticosterone
11-Deoxycorticosterone (DOC), or simply deoxycorticosterone, also known as 21-hydroxyprogesterone, as well as desoxycortone (INN), deoxycortone, and cortexone, is a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal gland that possesses mineralocorticoid activity and acts as a precursor to aldosterone.
See Progesterone and 11-Deoxycorticosterone
11-Deoxycortisol
11-Deoxycortisol, also known as cortodoxone (INN), cortexolone as well as 17α,21-dihydroxyprogesterone or 17α,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is an endogenous glucocorticoid steroid hormone, and a metabolic intermediate toward cortisol.
See Progesterone and 11-Deoxycortisol
11α-Hydroxyprogesterone
11α-Hydroxyprogesterone (11α-OHP), or 11α-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione is an endogenous steroid and metabolite of progesterone.
See Progesterone and 11α-Hydroxyprogesterone
11β-Hydroxyprogesterone
11β-Hydroxyprogesterone (11β-OHP), also known as 21-deoxycorticosterone, as well as 11β-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a naturally occurring, endogenous steroid and derivative of progesterone.
See Progesterone and 11β-Hydroxyprogesterone
16-Dehydropregnenolone acetate
16-Dehydropregnenolone acetate (16-DPA) is a chemical compound used as an intermediate or synthon in the production of many semisynthetic steroids.
See Progesterone and 16-Dehydropregnenolone acetate
16α-Hydroxyprogesterone
16α-Hydroxyprogesterone (16α-OHP), also known as 16α-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a minor endogenous progestogen steroid hormone and a metabolite of progesterone that is formed in lower amounts than 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17α-OHP).
See Progesterone and 16α-Hydroxyprogesterone
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone (17α-OHP), also known as 17-OH progesterone (17-OHP), or hydroxyprogesterone (OHP), is an endogenous progestogen steroid hormone related to progesterone.
See Progesterone and 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone
17α-Methylprogesterone
17α-Methylprogesterone (17α-MP), or 17α-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a steroidal progestin related to progesterone that was synthesized and characterized in 1949 but was never marketed.
See Progesterone and 17α-Methylprogesterone
17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17β-HSD, HSD17B), also 17-ketosteroid reductases (17-KSR), are a group of alcohol oxidoreductases which catalyze the reduction of 17-ketosteroids and the dehydrogenation of 17β-hydroxysteroids in steroidogenesis and steroid metabolism.
See Progesterone and 17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
19-Norprogesterone
19-Norprogesterone, also known as 19-norpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a steroidal progestin and close analogue of the sex hormone progesterone, lacking only the C19 methyl group of that molecule.
See Progesterone and 19-Norprogesterone
20α-Dihydroprogesterone
20α-Dihydroprogesterone (20α-DHP), also known as 20α-hydroxyprogesterone (20α-OHP), is a naturally occurring, endogenous progestogen.
See Progesterone and 20α-Dihydroprogesterone
20β-Dihydroprogesterone
20β-Dihydroprogesterone (20β-DHP), also known as 20β-hydroxyprogesterone (20β-OHP), is an endogenous metabolite of progesterone which is formed by 20β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20β-HSD).
See Progesterone and 20β-Dihydroprogesterone
21-Hydroxylase
Steroid 21-hydroxylase is a protein that in humans is encoded by the CYP21A2 gene.
See Progesterone and 21-Hydroxylase
21-Hydroxypregnenolone
21-Hydroxypregnenolone, also known as prebediolone, as well as 3β,21-dihydroxypregn-5-en-20-one, is a naturally occurring and endogenous pregnane steroid, and an intermediate in the biosynthesis of 11-deoxycorticosterone (21-hydroxyprogesterone), corticosterone (11β,21-dihydroxyprogesterone), and other corticosteroids.
See Progesterone and 21-Hydroxypregnenolone
3α-Dihydroprogesterone
3α-Dihydroprogesterone (3α-DHP), also known as 3α-hydroxyprogesterone, as well as pregn-4-en-3α-ol-20-one, is an endogenous neurosteroid.
See Progesterone and 3α-Dihydroprogesterone
3β-Dihydroprogesterone
3β-Dihydroprogesterone (3β-DHP), also known as 3β-hydroxyprogesterone, or pregn-4-en-3β-ol-20-one (4-pregnenolone, δ4-pregnenolone), is an endogenous steroid.
See Progesterone and 3β-Dihydroprogesterone
3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5-4 isomerase (3β-HSD) is an enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of the steroid progesterone from pregnenolone, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone from 17α-hydroxypregnenolone, and androstenedione from dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in the adrenal gland.
See Progesterone and 3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
4-Methyl-2,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)pent-1-ene
4-Methyl-2,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)pent-1-ene (MBP) is a metabolite of bisphenol A (BPA).
See Progesterone and 4-Methyl-2,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)pent-1-ene
5-HT2C receptor
The 5-HT2C receptor is a subtype of the 5-HT2 receptor that binds the endogenous neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT).
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5-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid
5-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (5-HETE, 5(S)-HETE, or 5S-HETE) is an eicosanoid, i.e. a metabolite of arachidonic acid.
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5-Oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid
5-Oxo-eicosatetraenoic acid (i.e. 5-oxo-6E,8Z,11Z,14Z-eicosatetraenoic acid; also termed 5-oxo-ETE and 5-oxoETE) is a nonclassic eicosanoid metabolite of arachidonic acid and the most potent naturally occurring member of the 5-HETE family of cell signaling agents.
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5α-Dihydronorethisterone
5α-Dihydronorethisterone (5α-DHNET, dihydronorethisterone, 17α-ethynyl-5α-dihydro-19-nortestosterone, or 17α-ethynyl-5α-estran-17β-ol-3-one) is a major active metabolite of norethisterone (norethindrone).
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5α-Dihydroprogesterone
5α-Dihydroprogesterone (5α-DHP, allopregnanedione, or 5α-pregnane-3,20-dione) is an endogenous progestogen and neurosteroid that is synthesized from progesterone.
See Progesterone and 5α-Dihydroprogesterone
5α-Reductase
5α-Reductases, also known as 3-oxo-5α-steroid 4-dehydrogenases, are enzymes involved in steroid metabolism.
See Progesterone and 5α-Reductase
5α-Reductase inhibitor
5α-Reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs), also known as dihydrotestosterone (DHT) blockers, are a class of medications with antiandrogenic effects which are used primarily in the treatment of enlarged prostate and scalp hair loss.
See Progesterone and 5α-Reductase inhibitor
5β-Dihydroprogesterone
5β-Dihydroprogesterone (5β-DHP, pregnanedione, or 5β-pregnane-3,20-dione) is an endogenous neurosteroid and an intermediate in the biosynthesis of pregnanolone and epipregnanolone from progesterone.
See Progesterone and 5β-Dihydroprogesterone
5β-Pregnane
5β-Pregnane, also known as 17β-ethyletiocholane or as 10β,13β-dimethyl-17β-ethyl-5β-gonane, is a steroid and a parent compound of a variety of steroid derivatives.
See Progesterone and 5β-Pregnane
5β-Reductase
5β-Reductase, or Δ4-3-oxosteroid 5β-reductase (3-oxo-Δ4-steroid 5β-reductase, androstenedione 5β-reductase, cholestenone 5β-reductase, cortisone 5β-reductase, cortisone Δ4-5β-reductase, steroid 5β-reductase, testosterone 5β-reductase, Δ4-3-ketosteroid 5β-reductase, Δ4-5β-reductase, Δ4-hydrogenase, 4,5β-dihydrocortisone:NADP+ Δ4-oxidoreductase, 3-oxo-5β-steroid:NADP+ Δ4-oxidoreductase) is an enzyme with systematic name 5β-cholestan-3-one:NADP+ 4,5-oxidoreductase.
See Progesterone and 5β-Reductase
6-Ketoprogesterone
6-Ketoprogesterone is an orally active oxidized form of progesterone that contains a keto group at position-6.
See Progesterone and 6-Ketoprogesterone
7α-Thioprogesterone
7α-Thioprogesterone (7α-TP4; developmental code name SC-8365; also known as 7α-mercaptopregn-4-ene-3,20-dione) is a synthetic, steroidal, and potent antimineralocorticoid (putative) and antiandrogen which was developed by G. D. Searle & Co and was described in the late 1970s and early 1980s but was never developed or introduced for medical use.
See Progesterone and 7α-Thioprogesterone
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