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functional progesterone withdrawal: a standalone construct

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functionalprogesterone withdrawal1 CONSTRUCTFunctional progesteroneMESIANO · OBSTETRICS

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the proposal that human labor begins when the uterus becomes unresponsive to progesterone, despite high circulating levels, through receptor changes.

In obstetrics, functional progesterone withdrawal refers to the proposal that human labor begins when the uterus becomes unresponsive to progesterone, despite high circulating levels, through receptor changes. This meaning comes from Mesiano (2002) in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.[1]

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References

  1. Mesiano, S., Chan, E., Fitter, J. T., Kwek, K., Yeo, G., & Smith, R. (2002). Progesterone Withdrawal and Estrogen Activation in Human Parturition Are Coordinated by Progesterone Receptor A Expression in the Myometrium. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 87(6), 2924-2930. https://doi.org/10.1210/jcem.87.6.8609

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