progestational

Relating to or promoting the changes in the uterus that prepare for pregnancy, typically associated with the hormone progesterone.

• 🇩🇪Sich auf die Veränderungen in der Gebärmutter beziehend, die sie auf eine Schwangerschaft vorbereiten, oder diese fördernd; meist im Zusammenhang mit dem Hormon Progesteron.

1. Relating to progesterone C2 formal medical

   Of or relating to progesterone, or to a drug that has effects similar to those of progesterone.

   • The doctor prescribed a progestational agent to regulate her cycle.
   • Progestational hormones are often used in hormone replacement therapy.
   • This medication has progestational effects on the uterine lining.

   🇩🇪progestagen

2. Preceding and favoring gestation C2 formal medical

   Relating to the physiological changes that occur before and support pregnancy, such as those associated with ovulation and the formation of the corpus luteum.

   • The progestational phase of the menstrual cycle prepares the uterus for implantation.
   • Progestational changes in the endometrium are essential for a successful pregnancy.
   • The corpus luteum secretes hormones that maintain the progestational state.

   🇩🇪Schwangerschaft vorbereitend und fördernd

   Synonyme: luteal

• more progestational comparative form
• most progestational superlative form