progesterone

IPA: proʊdʒˈɛstɝoʊn

(biochemistry, steroids, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.
(biochemistry, steroids, countable) A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.

Examples of "progesterone" in Sentences

Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis.
Studies of progesterone to prevent ovulation.
It is thus a progesterone withdrawal bleeding.
They study estradiol and progesterone, period.
It is thus a progesterone withdrawal bleeding .
Progesterone is integral to the hormonal milieu.
For women, estradiol and progesterone are replaced.
Put information about progesterone in the progesterone page.
The second type of therapy is a combination of estrogen and progesterone.
Progesterone can be micronized by making very tiny crystals of the progesterone.