Progesterone
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Introduction
Progesterone is a hormone that is sometimes taken as a medication by transgender women and/or other transfeminine people (and sometimes people of other genders) for its feminizing effects.
This page is not a replacement for medical advice. Please see a doctor prior to trying out any hormonal treatments, and do extensive research prior to sarting HRT.
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General Information
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Additional Resources
- Amsterdam UMC: 09/05/2025: Addition of Progesterone Leads to Increased Breast Growth for Transgender Women (https://www.amsterdamumc.org/en/spotlight/addition-of-progesterone-leads-to-increased-breast-growth-for-transgender-women.htm)
- Gender GP: 10/28/2024: Progesterone Benefits for Trans Women in Feminisation (https://www.gendergp.com/progesterone-transgender-hrt-mtf-breast-growth/)
- JCEM - Progesterone Is Important for Transgender Women’s Therapy—Applying Evidence for the Benefits of Progesterone in Ciswomen (https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/104/4/1181/5270376) - Jerilynn C Prior, Progesterone Is Important for Transgender Women’s Therapy—Applying Evidence for the Benefits of Progesterone in Ciswomen, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 104, Issue 4, April 2019, Pages 1181–1186, https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2018-01777
- PubMed: Addition of progesterone to feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy in transgender individuals for breast development: a randomized controlled trial (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10734173/) - Dijkman, Benthe A M et al. “Addition of progesterone to feminizing gender-affirming hormone therapy in transgender individuals for breast development: a randomized controlled trial.” BMC pharmacology & toxicology vol. 24,1 80. 20 Dec. 2023, doi:10.1186/s40360-023-00724-4
- PubMed - Progesterone in gender-affirming therapy of trans women (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10558402/) - Milionis, Charalampos et al. “Progesterone in gender-affirming therapy of trans women.” World journal of biological chemistry vol. 13,3 (2022): 66-71. doi:10.4331/wjbc.v13.i3.66
- Wikipedia - Progesterone (medication) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progesterone_(medication))
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