Endothelial Function Responses On Oral Micronized Progesterone (Progesterone) Or Placebo In This Randomized Controlled Trial Of Oral Micronized Progesterone (Progesterone) For Short-term Effects On The Cardiovascular System.

Dose-response of forearm blood flow (% increase above previous saline baseline) by venous occlusion plethysmography [23] in response to increasing concentrations (in µg/min) of the endothelium-independent vasodilator, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and the nitric oxide-releasing, endothelium-dependent vasodilator, acetylcholine (ACh). Data are mean ± standard error at baseline and following 12-weeks of randomized therapy to oral micronized progesterone (n = 18) or identical placebo (n = 16) given for hot flushes [1].