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  2. Progesterone (medication) - Wikipedia

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    Progesterone (P4), sold under the brand name Prometrium among others, is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone. [20] It is a progestogen and is used in combination with estrogens mainly in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and low sex hormone levels in women.

  3. Norgestimate - Wikipedia

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    Side effects of the combination of an estrogen and norgestimate include menstrual irregularities, headaches, nausea, abdominal pain, breast tenderness, mood changes, and others. [3] [4] Norgestimate is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like ...

  4. Gestonorone caproate - Wikipedia

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    Side effects of gestonorone caproate include worsened glucose tolerance, decreased libido in men, and injection site reactions. [5] Gestonorone caproate is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen , and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor , the biological target of progestogens like progesterone .

  5. Pharmacodynamics of progesterone - Wikipedia

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    The antimineralocorticoid effects of progesterone underlie its ability to lower blood pressure and reduce water and salt retention and its potential application in the treatment of hypertension. [ 38 ] [ 1 ] [ 39 ] [ 35 ] An active metabolite of progesterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone (21-hydroxyprogesterone), is a precursor of aldosterone and has ...

  6. Medroxyprogesterone acetate - Wikipedia

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    More serious side effects include bone loss, blood clots, allergic reactions, and liver problems. [10] Use is not recommended during pregnancy as it may harm the baby. [10] MPA is an artificial progestogen, and as such activates the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progesterone. [4]

  7. Pharmacokinetics of progesterone - Wikipedia

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    Progesterone is used as part of hormone replacement therapy in people who have low progesterone levels, and for other reasons. For purposes of comparison with normal physiological circumstances, luteal phase levels of progesterone are 4 to 30 ng/mL, while follicular phase levels of progesterone are 0.02 to 0.9 ng/mL, menopausal levels are 0.03 to 0.3 ng/mL, and levels of progesterone in men ...

  8. Allylestrenol - Wikipedia

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    Side effects of allylestrenol are few and have not been well-defined, but are assumed to be similar to those of related medications. [14] Allylestrenol is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone. [15] It has no other important hormonal ...

  9. Gestodene - Wikipedia

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    Side effects of the combination of an estrogen and gestodene include menstrual irregularities, headaches, nausea, breast tenderness, mood changes, and others. [ citation needed ] Gestodene is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen , and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor , the biological target of progestogens like progesterone .