steroid hormones ↔ progesterone

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related 2.32 — strongly supporting 4 facts

Progesterone is explicitly identified as a member of the steroid hormones class in [1] and [2], while [3] further reinforces this relationship by noting that synthetic progestins are designed to mimic these specific steroid hormones.

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Reproductive Hormones endocrine.org Endocrine Society 2 facts

claimProgesterone is a steroid hormone classified as a progestogen.

claimProgestins are synthetic steroid hormones that possess progesterone-like properties.

Systems and organs | Anatomy and Physiology | Research Starters ebsco.com EBSCO 1 fact

claimEstrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are steroid hormones that cause the body to develop primary and secondary sexual characteristics.

The Normal Menstrual Cycle and the Control of Ovulation - NCBI - NIH ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Feingold KR, Adler RA, Ahmed SF · National Center for Biotechnology Information 1 fact

claimIn the absence of pregnancy, steroid hormone levels fall due to declining corpus luteum function, and progesterone withdrawal results in increased coiling and constriction of the spiral arterioles, leading to menstruation.