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Progesterone Summary

Description: The major progestational steroid that is secreted primarily by the CORPUS LUTEUM and the PLACENTA. Progesterone acts on the UTERUS, the MAMMARY GLANDS and the BRAIN. It is required in EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; PREGNANCY maintenance, and the development of mammary tissue for MILK production. Progesterone, converted from PREGNENOLONE, also serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of GONADAL STEROID HORMONES and adrenal CORTICOSTEROIDS.

Also Known As: Pregnenedione; Progesterone, (13 alpha,17 alpha)-(+-)-Isomer; Progesterone, (17 alpha)-Isomer; Progesterone, (9 beta,10 alpha)-Isomer; Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione

Networked: 8924 relevant articles (331 outcomes, 1038 trials/studies) for this Drug

Key Diseases for which Progesterone is Relevant

  1. Premature Birth (Birth, Premature) : 25 outcomes 65 studies in 211 results
  2. Neoplasms (Cancer) : 24 outcomes 92 studies in 1210 results
  3. Brain Injuries (Brain Injury) : 23 outcomes 42 studies in 160 results
  4. Breast Neoplasms (Breast Cancer) : 18 outcomes 112 studies in 890 results
  5. Hemorrhage : 13 outcomes 29 studies in 351 results
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Drugs Related to Progesterone

  1. Estrogens (Estrogen)
  2. Estradiol (Estrace)
  3. Hormones
  4. Progesterone Receptors (Progesterone Receptor)
  5. Progestins (Progestagens)
  6. Testosterone (Sustanon)
  7. estradiol 3-benzoate (estradiol benzoate)
  8. Mifepristone (RU 486)
  9. Suppositories (Vaginal Suppositories)
  10. Tamoxifen
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Therapies Related to Progesterone

  1. Hormone Replacement Therapy (Therapy, Hormone Replacement)
  2. Injections
  3. Estrogen Replacement Therapy
  4. Cervical Cerclage
  5. Ovariectomy (Oophorectomy)
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