3027144

3027144 - Progesterone [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma

The major progestational steroid secreted primarily by the corpus luteum and the placenta. Progesterone acts on the uterus, the mammary glands, and the brain. It is required in embryo implantation,pregnancy, and the development of mammary tissue for milk production. Progesterone, converted from pregnenolone, also serves as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of gonadal steroid hormones and adrenal corticosteroids. 1

8842

In the OMOP vocabulary 8842 is a Standard Concept that represents the unit nanogram per milliliter (ng/mL)

Plausible Low Value

0.1

Plausible High Value

400.00

Rationale

The normal range of values for serum progesterone varies by age, ranging from 0.1 to 0.3 ng/mL for prepubescent girls to over 300 ng/mL during the third trimester of pregnancy. 2, 3. This range combined with a data-driven approach to empirically establish possible low and high values, leads us to choose 0.1 and 400.