Letter P

Progesterone

A female hormone and the principal progestational hormone that is made mainly by the corpus luteum in the ovary and by the placenta.

Progesterone prepares the lining (endometrium) of the uterus (the womb) to receive and sustain the fertilized egg and so permits pregnancy.

Similarly refers to synthetic versions of the hormone.

Also known as progestational hormone

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