Progesterone: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 11, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: WebMD - Progesterone - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Aug 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BMC Pediatrics - Effects of maternal exposure to exogenous progesterone during pregnancy on offspring neurodevelopment. | Oct 31, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Healthline - Everything You Need to Know About Progesterone. | Aug 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: New England Journal of Medicine - A Randomized Trial of Progesterone in Women with Recurrent Miscarriages. | Apr 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: AHA|ASA Journals - Hypertension - Vascular Effects of Progesterone : Role of Cellular Calcium Regulation. | Sep 26, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Universit� de Lausanne - Serval - Progesterone: The Key Factor of the Beginning of Life. | Aug 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mayo Clinic - Progesterone (Oral Route). | Jul 04, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: MedlinePlus - Progesterone. | May 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Progesterone - Uses, Side Effects, and More. | Feb 20, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Drugs.com - Progesterone. | Nov 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What Is Progesterone? | Sep 15, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Key to Life: Physiological Role and Clinical Implications of Progesterone. | May 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Progesterone. | Feb 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Progesterone. | Dec 25, 2013 | ||
| Added information on the use of "progestin" to refer to progesterone and synthetic progesterone-like steroid hormones. | Dec 28, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Drugs.com - Progesterone. | Jun 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Patient - Progestogens. | Jun 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Library of Medicine - Serum Progesterone. | Jun 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: MedicineNet - Progesterone. | Jun 18, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Kimball's Biology Pages - Progesterone. | Jun 18, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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