31. After ovulation, the support cells produce estrogen and progesterone . 32. Women taking both estrogen and progesterone faced a 30 percent increased risk. 33. Doctors have prescribed progesterone for years to help infertile and menopausal women. 34. The drug blocks progesterone , a hormone required to sustain a pregnancy. 35. Binge eating is associated with decreased estradiol and increased progesterone . 36. Progesterone modulates the activity of voltage-gated Ca 2 + channels.37. Progesterone levels are relatively low in children and postmenopausal women.38. After consumption of milk products the level of bioavailable progesterone goes up. 39. Estrogen and progesterone inhibit the stimulatory effects of prolactin on milk production. 40. In a normal menstrual cycle, declining levels of progesterone triggers menstruation.
