Dr. Mary Claire Haver
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And there's one progesterone receptor, there's one progesterone molecule.
And there are progesterone receptors all over the body.
Just like estrogen?
Yes.
Wow.
So like where?
So there's progesterone receptors in the brain.
I know that.
We think about it in terms of, yeah, catamenial seizures.
We hear about this where if you give people progesterone, it actually raises the seizure threshold, which means it makes them less likely to have a seizure.
Right.
But there are progesterone receptors in the lung.
So we know that people who take progesterone actually may have, it facilitates gas exchange.
Now, this is the opposite of estrogen.
Estrogen in the lungs can sometimes inhibit it.
Right, asthma gets worse.
Yes, asthma gets worse.
But progesterone actually is beneficial in the lungs.
There are progesterone receptors in the gut.
And so it helps with, you know, I wouldn't say it helps with gut motility.