progestational

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

• 🇪🇸Relativo a los cambios en el útero que preparan para el embarazo o que los favorecen; generalmente asociado con la hormona progesterona.

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.

   🇪🇸progestacional

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.

   🇪🇸progestacional

   Sinónimos: luteal

• more progestational comparative form
• most progestational superlative form