Progesterone may be why pregnant women are more vulnerable to certain infections
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 11:32
in Health & Medicine
Women who are pregnant or using synthetic progesterone birth control injections have a vulnerability to infections including malaria, Listeria, HIV, and herpes simplex virus. New research shows that the progesterone receptor, a pregnancy hormone sensor, targets a part of the immune system responsible for protection against these invaders.