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functions of progesterone duirng the cycle?

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What are 4 functions of progesterone during the cycle?
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Hello!
Is this for a science fair project? Please tell us a bit more about the project and the experiments that you are planning to do so that we can help you better.
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Hi, sorry for the delayed response!

Yes, it is for my biology class and we're currently on the reproductive unit. So I need to make a poster with hormones that control the cycles and other characteristics associated with the menstruation such as PMS.

I have been having a hard time trying to figure out 4 functions of progesterone.... It seems like I can only find 2!
1: thickening of the lining
2: stimulates the growth of mammary glands, which I don't think has much to do with the "menstual" cycle
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Hi,

Here are two simplified resources that you may find useful in figuring out the answers:
https://www.ucsfhealth.org/education/th ... ual_cycle/

https://www.britannica.com/science/progesterone

If you want more detailed information and would like to read a real scientific review to better understand the process yourself, then you can also try: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK279054/

Let me know if this is useful! It's always more exciting to be able to find out the answers for yourself but I'm happy to help more if you need.
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