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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As pregnancy progresses, the placenta secretes more progesterone which peaks midway into the third trimester and then levels off.
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Elevated progesterone levels mimic pregnancy and this delays ovulation, prevents fertilisation or stops implantation of the embryo in the womb.
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It appears likely that a fairly complicated interaction between oestrogen, progesterone and a pituitary hormone known as oxytocin is involved.
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It should be noted that pregnanediol is a biologically inactive metabolite of progesterone .
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Prostaglandins destroy the corpus luteum, as explained above, and thus end the secretion of progesterone .
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Some women get good results from a vaginal suppository of progesterone .
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The progestogens have the same effect on the cat's body as the natural pregnancy hormone, progesterone .
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Women may respond to the unpleasant feelings associated with the peak progesterone levels by increasing their caffeine intake.