Progesterone to prevent preterm birth: the studies are getting better, but there is still room for improvement | Zendy

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Progesterone to prevent preterm birth: the studies are getting better, but there is still room for improvement

Author(s) -

Chung CM,

Zijl M,

Keelan JA,

Mol BW

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157

H-Index - 164

eISSN - 1471-0528

pISSN - 1470-0328

DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.14648

Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , miscarriage , pregnancy , cervix , premature rupture of membranes , preterm labour , recurrent miscarriage , gynecology , gestational age , gestation , genetics , cancer , biology

Spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) remains one of the pressing problems of modern obstetrics. Allen and Corner first isolated progesterone and proposed the name because of its pro-gestational activity (Allen 1930). Progesterone prolongs pregnancy via a range of actions in the myometrium, cervix and placenta which, when exploited pharmacologically, might delay or even prevent PTB. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserve

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