 Progesterone
"Progesterone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
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D011374
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.745.745.654.829 D06.472.334.734.623 D06.472.334.851.687.750
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| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1997 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 1998 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 1999 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2000 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2003 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2004 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2005 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2007 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2008 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2011 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2014 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2015 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2020 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Progesterone" by people in Profiles.
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Santoro N, Neal-Perry G, Stute P, Blogg M, Mancuso S, Morga A, Ottery FD, Siddiqui E. Fezolinetant effect on vasomotor symptoms due to menopause in women unsuitable for hormone therapy. Curr Med Res Opin. 2025 Feb; 41(2):375-384.
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Scholl JL, Rogers JT, Feng N, Forster GL, Watt MJ, Yaeger JDW, Buchanan MW, Lowry CA, Renner KJ. Corticosterone rapidly modulates dorsomedial hypothalamus serotonin and behavior in an estrogen- and progesterone-dependent manner in adult female rats: potential role of organic cation transporter 3 (OCT3). Stress. 2025 Dec; 28(1):2457765.
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Osborne LM, Etyemez S, Pinna G, Alemani R, Standeven LR, Wang XQ, Payne JL. Neuroactive steroid biosynthesis during pregnancy predicts future postpartum depression: a role for the 3a and/or 3?-HSD neurosteroidogenic enzymes? Neuropsychopharmacology. 2025 May; 50(6):904-912.
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Wenner MM, Shenouda N, Shoemaker L, Kuczmarski A, Haigh K, Del Vecchio A, Schwab A, McGinty SJ, Edwards DG, Pohlig RT, Nuckols VR, DuBose L, Moreau KL. Characterizing vascular and hormonal changes in women across the life span: a cross-sectional analysis. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2024 Nov 01; 327(5):H1286-H1295.
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Popp KL, Bozzini BN, Reynoso M, Coulombe J, Guerriere KI, Proctor SP, Castellani CM, Walker LA, Zurinaga N, Kuhn K, Foulis SA, Bouxsein ML, Hughes JM, Santoro N. Hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis suppression is common among women during US Army Basic Combat Training. Br J Sports Med. 2024 Sep 09; 58(18):1052-1060.
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Lersten IL, Grau L, Jahandideh S, Devine K, Zalles L, Plosker SM, Imudia AN, Hoyos LR, Uhler ML, Homer M, Roeca C, Sammel MD, Polotsky AJ. High estradiol levels in fresh embryo transfer cycles are not associated with detrimental impact on birth outcomes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2024 Apr; 41(4):893-902.
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Miller KN, Standeven L, Morrow AL, Payne JL, Epperson CN, Hantsoo L. GABAergic neuroactive steroid response to sertraline in premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2024 Feb; 160:106684.
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Kantarci K, Tosakulwong N, Lesnick TG, Kara F, Kendall-Thomas J, Kapoor E, Fields JA, James TT, Lobo RA, Manson JE, Pal L, Hammers DB, Malek-Ahmadi M, Cedars MI, Naftolin FN, Santoro N, Miller VM, Harman SM, Dowling NM, Gleason CE. Cardiometabolic outcomes in Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study continuation: 14-year follow-up of a hormone therapy trial. Menopause. 2024 Jan 01; 31(1):10-17.
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Plewes MR, Talbott HA, Saviola AJ, Woods NT, Schott MB, Davis JS. Luteal Lipid Droplets: A Novel Platform for Steroid Synthesis. Endocrinology. 2023 08 01; 164(9).
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Heyborne K. Reassessing Preterm Birth Prevention After the Withdrawal of 17-a Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 09 01; 142(3):493-501.
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