Many different laboratory tests are used to detect physical changes or conditions in your body that can occur with lupus. Each test result adds more information to the picture your doctor is forming of your illness. The most common types of tests you may be asked to get are blood and urine tests.
Progesterone is a steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and the embryonic development of humans and other species. Progesterone belongs to a class of hormones called progestogens. This steroid hormone is produced in the ovaries, the adrenal glands, and in the placenta during pregnancy.
Progesterone is one of the naturally occurring sex hormones. It is secreted by the ovary as part of the menstrual cycle. It was first isolated in 1934 by Butenandt. Progestogens are synthetic forms of progesterone.