The Endometrium as a Target for Contraception

by H.M. Beier

Book Overview

Progesterone, the hormone "pro gestationem", plays a pivotal role in mammalian reproduction during almost all phases of the menstrual cyc1e and all stages of pregnancy. It is involved in the control of ovula- tion, prepares the endometrium for implantation, and, in later stages of pregnancy, is responsible for its maintenance by suppressing uterine contractility. The sudden withdrawal of progesterone action at the end of the nonfertile cycle leads...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662103257
• ISBN13: 9783662103258
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"