Open AccessProgesterone serum levels during the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle originate from the crosstalk between the ovaries and the adrenal cortex
Author(s) -
C. De Geyter
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/17.4.933
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , ovulation , follicular phase , luteal phase , menstrual cycle , ovary , agonist , progesterone receptor , hormone , receptor , estrogen receptor , cancer , breast cancer
The preovulatory rise of progesterone is important for ovulation, but both its regulation and its origin are controversial. Three experiments were performed to determine whether follicular phase progesterone arises from the ovary, the adrenal cortex or both.
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