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Causes of high and low progesterone
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Diseases and conditions in which serum progesterone concentrations change
Progesterone is elevated |
Progesterone is decreased |
Pregnancy Tumors of the adrenal gland and testicles Use of progesterone and its analogues Lipid cell tumor of the ovary Thecalutein cyst Hydatidiform mole Chorioepithelioma of the ovary |
Threat of miscarriage Galactorrhea-amenorrhea syndrome Use of ampicillin, dinoprost, estradiol, oral contraceptives |