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    Glossary Progestogen

    hormone involved in menstrual cycle and pregnancy maintenance

    Progestogen, also known as progestin when referring to synthetic versions, is a type of hormone that plays a crucial role in the menstrual cycle and pregnancy. It helps prepare the uterus for pregnancy and maintain it if pregnancy occurs. Progestogens are used in various hormonal contraceptives and hormone replacement therapies.

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    1. Progestogens with Antiandrogenic Properties Drugs · 2003 · 164 citations
    2. Studies of the components of an oral contraceptive agent in albino rats. II. Progestogenic component and comparison of effects of the components and the combined agent Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health · 1980 · 24 citations
    3. Progestogens in menopausal hormone therapy Przeglad Menopauzalny · 2015 · 10 citations
    4. Progestogen-only pill associates with false-positive aldosterone/renin ratio screening test the british journal of cardiology · 2020
    5. Novel progestogenic androgens for male contraception: design, synthesis, and activity of C7 α-substituted testosterone Biology of reproduction · 2023
    6. Estro-progestogen combinations: Effect on sex Steroid Binding Protein (SBP) synthesis Steroids · 1988 · 2 citations
    7. Pharmacology of different progestogens: the special case of drospirenone Climacteric · 2005 · 104 citations
    8. 5α-reduced progestogens ameliorate mood-related behavioral pathology, neurotoxicity, and microgliosis associated with exposure to HIV-1 Tat Brain Behavior and Immunity · 2016 · 47 citations
    9. Relapse of hirsutism following long‐term successful treatment with oestrogen–progestogen combination Clinical endocrinology · 2000 · 22 citations
    10. Inhibition of 5α‐Reductase Activity in Late Pregnancy Decreases Gestational Length and Fecundity and Impairs Object Memory and Central Progestogen Milieu of Juvenile Rat Offspring Journal of Neuroendocrinology · 2011 · 32 citations
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    1. Cyproterone a synthetic anti-androgen and weak progestogen that inhibits DHT binding to androgen receptor

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