An endogenous steroid hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species. It belongs to a group of steroid hormones called the progestogens and is the major progestogen in the body. Progesterone is also a crucial metabolic intermediate in the production of other endogenous steroids, including the sex hormoens and the corticosteroids.
PROGESTERONE
An endogenous steroid hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.