Crinone

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1. A steroid hormone, C₂₁H₃₀O₂, secreted by the corpus luteum of the ovary and by the placenta, that acts to prepare the uterus for implantation of the fertilized ovum, to maintain pregnancy, and to promote development of the mammary glands.

2. A drug prepared from natural or synthetic progesterone, used in the prevention of miscarriage, in the treatment of menstrual disorders, and as a constituent of some oral contraceptives.

[pro- + gest(ation) + (st)er(ol) + -one.]

progesterone [prəʊˈdʒɛstəˌrəʊn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a steroid hormone, secreted mainly by the corpus luteum in the ovary, that prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy. Formula: C₂₁H₃₀O₂ Also called corpus luteum hormone

[from pro-¹ + ge(station) + ster(ol) + -one]

pro•ges•ter•one (proʊˈdʒɛs təˌroʊn)

n.

a female hormone, synthesized chiefly in the corpus luteum of the ovary, that functions in the menstrual cycle to prepare the lining of the uterus for a fertilized ovum.

[1930–35;b. progestin and luteosterone(< German; synonymous with progestin)]

progesterone (pr

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A steroid hormone that prepares the uterus for pregnancy, maintains pregnancy, and promotes development of the mammary glands. The main sources of progesterone are the ovary and the placenta. Chemical formula: C₂₁H₃₀O₂.

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Noun

progesterone - a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy

Lipo-Lutin

anovulant, anovulatory drug, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, oral contraceptive pill, pill - a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

progestin, progestogen - any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone

Translations

progesterone [prəʊˈdʒestərəʊn] N → progesterona f

progesterone [prəʊˈdʒɛstərəʊn] n → progestérone f

progesterone

n → Progesteron nt, → Gelbkörperhormon nt

progesterone [prəʊˈdʒɛstəˌrəʊn] n → progesterone m

pro·ges·ter·one

n. progesterona, hormona esteroide segregada por los ovarios.

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aborticide
abortifacient
abortion pill
abortion-inducing drug
alpha test
anovulant
anovulatory drug
arteria ovarica
beta test
birth control pill
chorionic gonadotrophin
contraceptive pill
corpus luteum
corpus luteum hormone
craniate
cyproterone
Enovid
experiment
experimentation

The revenue figure for the fourth quarter of 2001 does not reflect any sales of Crinone to Serono, which were halted in March 2001 pending resolution of a viscosity issue associated with the gel that resulted in a voluntary recall of certain batches of Crinone.

COLUMBIA LABORATORIES REPORTS LOSS FOR 4TH QUARTER by Biotech Financial Reports

The study demonstrated that CRINONE vaginal progesterone gel is equally effective and significantly better tolerated than IM progesterone for luteal phase support in In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) cycles.

"CRINONE[R] 8% (progesterone vaginal gel) As Effective as Hormone ... by Business Wire

Of particular note was the Brigham and Women's Hospital presentation of the results of the largest prospective, randomized clinical study demonstrating that CRINONE is equally effective and significantly better tolerated than intramuscular injections of progesterone for luteal phase support in In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer cycles.

Columbia Laboratories Reports Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results by Business Wire

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