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2. Progesterone - Wikipedia

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   Progesterone is the most important progestogen in the body. As a potent agonist of the nuclear progesterone receptor (nPR) (with an affinity of K D = 1 nM) the resulting effects on ribosomal transcription plays a major role in regulation of female reproduction.

3. Progestogen (medication) - Wikipedia

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   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. [1] A progestin is a synthetic progestogen. [1] Progestogens are used most commonly in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone therapy. [1]

4. Progestogen - Wikipedia

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   The main biological role of progestogens in the body is in the female reproductive system, and the male reproductive system, [19] with involvement in regulation of the menstrual cycle, maintenance of pregnancy, and preparation of the mammary glands for lactation and breastfeeding following parturition in women; in men progesterone affects ...

5. Progesterone (medication) - Wikipedia

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   It opposes the effects of estrogens in various parts of the body like the uterus and also blocks the effects of the hormone aldosterone. [20] [29] In addition, progesterone has neurosteroid effects in the brain. [20] Progesterone was first isolated in pure form in 1934. [30] [31] It first became available as a medication later that year.

6. Can Menopause Change Your Personality? Doctors Explain The ...

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   Not only is your body phasing out of its reproductive years (menopause is marked by 12 consecutive months with no menstrual cycle), but your hormone levels can fluctuate wildly too.

7. Progestogen-only injectable contraceptive - Wikipedia

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   These POICs work by providing an influx of progesterone into the female body. This influx will signal to the body that it does not need to synthesize its own hormones to induce the cycle. Since the body does not release any hormones of its own, there are no fluctuations in levels to trigger the phases in menstruation and ovulation does not ...

8. 12 reasons you aren't losing weight even though you're eating ...

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   For women, a drop in estrogen can cause weight gain, particularly in the abdomen (aka menopause belly). For men, low testosterone is linked to an increase in fat mass. Men with obesity are more ...

9. Pharmacodynamics of progesterone - Wikipedia

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   Progesterone is a progestogen, or an agonist of the nuclear progesterone receptors (PRs), the PR-A, PR-B, and PR-C. [1] In one study, progesterone showed EC 50 Tooltip half-maximal effective concentration values of 7.7 nM for the human PR-A and 8.0 nM for the human PR-B. [5] In addition to the PRs, progesterone is an agonist of the membrane progesterone receptors (mPRs), including the mPRα ...