Many areas of the body are affected by progesterone.

Compiled by John R. Lee, MD

Hormones convey their message only where and when receptors for them are available.  The multiple roles of progesterone are illustrated by the range of progesterone receptors throughout the body. A listing of tissue sites for progesterone receptors follows.

For more information about progesterone by co-authors Dr. John Lee and Virginia Hopkins, visit the main progesterone page, with links to many articles.

Progesterone Receptor Sites

References
1.  Dalton, K (1984) Premenstrual Syndrome and Progesterone Therapy, 2nd Edition Wm Heinemann Medical Books, London, & Year Book Medical Publishers Inc., Chicago.
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4.  Rubinow DR, Hoban MC, Grover GN, Galloway DS, Roy-Byrne P, Andersen R and Merriam GR. (1988)  Changes in plasma hormones across the menstrual cycle in patients with menstrually related mood disorders and in control subjects.  Am J Obstet Gynec, 158; 1: 5-11. 
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7.  Dalton K (1973)  Progesterone suppositories and pessaries in the treatment of menstrual migraine.  Headache 12; 4:151-9.
8.  Beynon HIC, Garbett ND and Barnes PJ  (1988)  Severe premenstrual exacerbations of asthma: effect of intramuscular progesterone.  Lancet. 370-1.
9.  Backstrom T  (1976)  Epileptic serizure in women related to plasma oestrogen and progesterone during the menstrual cycle.  Acta Neurol Scand. 54:321-47.
10.  Herzog AG  (1986)  Intermittent progesterone therapy and frequency of complex partial seizures in women with menstrual disorders.  Neurology. 36:1607-10. 
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14.  Dalton K.  (1985)  Erythema multiforme associated with menstruation. J Roy Soc Med. 78:787-8. 
15.  Wojnarowska F, Greaves MW, Peachey, Drury PI and Besser GM.  (1985)  Progesterone-induced erythema multiforme.  J Roy Soc Med, 78:407-81. 
16.  Dalton K.  (1967)  Influence of menstruation on glaucoma.  Brit J Ophthal, 51;10:692-5. 
(Sources above from  Dalton K. (1990)  The aetiology of premenstrual syndrome is with the progesterone receptors.  Medical Hypotheses 31:321-327)
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18.  DeBold JF and Frye CA. Progesterone and the nueral mechanisms of hamster sexual behavior. Psychoneuroendocrinology 1994;19:563-579.