Progesterone (medication)

Progesterone
Clinical data
Trade namesPrometrium, Utrogestan, Endometrin, others
Other namesP4; Pregnenedione; Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione[1]
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa604017
Routes of
administration
By mouth, sublingual, topical, vaginal, rectal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intrauterine
Drug classProgestogen; Antimineralocorticoid; Neurosteroid
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
BioavailabilityOral: <2.4%[5]
Vaginal (micronized insert): 4–8%[6][7][8]
Protein binding98–99%:[9][10]
Albumin: 80%
CBGTooltip Corticosteroid-binding globulin: 18%
SHBGTooltip Sex hormone-binding globulin: <1%
• Free: 1–2%
MetabolismMainly liver:
5α- and 5β-reductase
3α-Tooltip 3α-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 3β-HSDTooltip 3β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
20α-Tooltip 20α-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 20β-HSDTooltip 20β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase
Conjugation
17α-Hydroxylase
21-Hydroxylase
CYPsTooltip CYP (e.g., CYP3A4)
MetabolitesDihydroprogesterones
Pregnanolones
Pregnanediols
20α-Hydroxyprogesterone
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone
Pregnanetriols
11-Deoxycorticosterone
(and glucuronide/sulfate conjugates)
Elimination half-life• Oral: 5 hours (with food)[11]
* Sublingual: 6–7 hours[12]
• Vaginal: 14–50 hours[13][12]
• Topical: 30–40 hours[14]
IM: 20–28 hours[15][13][16]
SC: 13–18 hours[16]
IVTooltip Intravenous injection: 3–90 minutes[17]
ExcretionBile and urine[18][19]
Identifiers
  • (8S,9S,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-acetyl-10,13-dimethyl-1,2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H30O2
Molar mass314.469 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
Specific rotation[α]D25 = +172 to +182° (2% in dioxane, β-form)
Melting point126 °C (259 °F)
  • CC(=O)[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=CC(=O)CC[C@]34C)C
  • InChI=InChI=1S/C21H30O2/c1-13(22)17-6-7-18-16-5-4-14-12-15(23)8-10-20(14,2)19(16)9-11-21(17,18)3/h12,16-19H,4-11H2,1-3H3/t16-,17+,18-,19-,20-,21+/m0/s1 ☒N
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Progesterone (P4), sold under the brand name Prometrium among others, is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone.[20] It is a progestogen and is used in combination with estrogens mainly in hormone therapy for menopausal symptoms and low sex hormone levels in women.[20][21] It is also used in women to support pregnancy and fertility and to treat gynecological disorders.[22][23][24][25] Progesterone can be taken by mouth, vaginally, and by injection into muscle or fat, among other routes.[20] A progesterone vaginal ring and progesterone intrauterine device used for birth control also exist in some areas of the world.[26][27]

Progesterone is well tolerated and often produces few or no side effects.[28] However, a number of side effects are possible, for instance mood changes.[28] If progesterone is taken by mouth or at high doses, certain central side effects including sedation, sleepiness, and cognitive impairment can also occur.[28][20] The medication is a naturally occurring progestogen and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor (PR), the biological target of progestogens like endogenous progesterone.[20] It opposes the effects of estrogens in various parts of the body like the uterus and also blocks the effects of the hormone aldosterone.[20][29] In addition, progesterone has neurosteroid effects in the brain.[20]

Progesterone was first isolated in pure form in 1934.[30][31] It first became available as a medication later that year.[32][33] Oral micronized progesterone (OMP), which allowed progesterone to be taken by mouth, was introduced in 1980.[33][22][34] A large number of synthetic progestogens, or progestins, have been derived from progesterone and are used as medications as well.[20] Examples include medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone.[20] In 2021, it was the 167th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 3 million prescriptions.[35][36]

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