Progesterone belongs to a group of steroid hormones called ‘progestogens’ (which are hormones that have a similar action to the natural hormone progesterone). Synthetic hormones that have a similar action to progesterone are called ‘progestins’.
Watch our menopause awareness webinar above for more information about the hormones affected by menopause.
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