"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Progesterone" by people in this website by year, and whether "Progesterone" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Progesterone" by people in Profiles.
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Placental histology for targeted risk assessment of recurrent spontaneous preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2024 04; 230(4):452.e1-452.e11.
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Progesterone Signaling and Uterine Fibroid Pathogenesis; Molecular Mechanisms and Potential Therapeutics. Cells. 2023 04 09; 12(8).
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Association of Progestogens and Venous Thromboembolism Among Women of Reproductive Age. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 09 01; 140(3):477-487.
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Chemical contraceptive impacts on cyclic progesterone and sexual behavior in zoo-housed Western lowland gorillas. Am J Primatol. 2023 03; 85(3):e23418.
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Evaluation of ovulation and safety outcomes in a multi-center randomized trial of three 84 day ulipristal acetate regimens. Contraception. 2022 08; 112:54-60.
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Myometrial progesterone hyper-responsiveness associated with increased risk of human uterine fibroids. BMC Womens Health. 2019 07 09; 19(1):92.
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Sympathetic neural responsiveness to sleep deprivation in older adults: sex differences. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2019 08 01; 317(2):H315-H322.
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Effect on endometrial histology and pharmacokinetics of different dose regimens of progesterone vaginal pessaries, in comparison with progesterone vaginal gel and placebo. Hum Reprod. 2018 11 01; 33(11):2131-2140.
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An Ancient Fecundability-Associated Polymorphism Creates a GATA2 Binding Site in a Distal Enhancer of HLA-F. Am J Hum Genet. 2018 10 04; 103(4):509-521.
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Salivary sex hormones in adolescent females with trichotillomania. Psychiatry Res. 2018 07; 265:221-223.