What other names is Progesterone known by?
Corpus Luteum Hormone, Luteal Hormone, Luteohormone, Lutine, NSC-9704, Pregnancy Hormone, Pregnanedione, Progestational Hormone, Progesterona, Progesteronum, 4-Pregnene-3; 20-Dione.
What is Progesterone?
Progesterone is a hormone that occurs naturally in the body. It can also be made in a laboratory. People use it for medicine.
Likely Effective for...
Use with estrogen as hormone replacement therapy.
Absence of menstrual periods.
Infertility when used as a vaginal cream.
Possibly Effective for...
Breast pain.
Abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus.
Menopausal symptoms.
Infertility when used as an injection.
Possibly Ineffective for...
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS).
Withdrawal symptoms from drugs such as diazepam (Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), temazepam (Restoril), and many others.
Preventing bone loss after menopause.
Vaginal irritation (vulval lichen sclerosis).
Insufficient Evidence to Rate Effectiveness for...
Treating or preventing hormone-mediated allergies, bloating, decreased sex drive, depression, fatigue, headaches, low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), increased blood clotting, irritability, memory loss, miscarriages, thyroid dysfunction, unclear thinking, uterine cancer, uterine fibroids, water retention, weight gain, and other conditions.
How does Progesterone work?
Progesterone is a hormone released by the ovaries. Changing progesterone levels can contribute to many of the conditions for which progesterone is used, such as abnormal menstrual periods and menopause. Progesterone may also be beneficial in infertility because it is necessary for implantation of the fertilized egg in the uterus and for maintaining pregnancy.
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