Progesterone side effects references

THE JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS
Vol. 288, Issue 2, 679-684, February 1999
Finasteride, a 5 -Reductase Inhibitor, Blocks the Anticonvulsant Activity of Progesterone in Mice

J Am Coll Cardiol, 2000; 36:2154-2159
Natural progesterone, but not medroxyprogesterone acetate, enhances the beneficial effect of estrogen on exercise- induced myocardial ischemia in postmenopausal women.

Obstetrics & Gynecology 2000;95:403-406
Direct Transport of Progesterone From Vagina to Uterus

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2001; 80: 972-973
Substantial relief of myopathic disability by progesterone therapy. Myopathy delineates all disorders affecting the human musculature. Myopathies are known to be associated with endocrinological disorders like hypo- and hyperthyroidism, hypo- and hyperparathyroidism and glucocorticoid excess (1). To this date there exists no information of an association between luteal insufficiency and myopathic disorders. We describe here the progesterone treatment of a patient with a most likely congenital myopathy and we show that interdisciplinary cooperation can be fruitful.
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 188, Issue 2 , February 2003, Pages 419-424
Prophylactic administration of progesterone by vaginal suppository to reduce the incidence of spontaneous preterm birth in women at increased risk: A randomized placebo-controlled double-blind study.

Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2003; 111: 267-273
One Year Follow-Up of Hormone Replacement Therapy with Percutaneous Estradiol and Low-Dose Vaginal Natural Progesterone in Women with Mild to Moderate Hypertension

Akush Ginekol (Sofiia). 2004;43(5):22-4.
Utrogestan and high risk pregnancy