Dydrogesterone increases allopregnanolone in selected brain areas and in serum of female rats.

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Published in Fertil Steril on May 25, 2007

Authors

Nicola Pluchino1, Elena Lenzi, Elena Casarosa, Vito Cela, Silvia Begliuomini, Filippo Ninni, Letizia Freschi, Stefano Luisi, Andrea Riccardo Genazzani

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Reproductive Medicine and Child Development, Division of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.

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