Effect of Prenatal Exposure to Progesterone on Dams and Fetus Health in Albino Rats

This study investigated the effect of progesterone on the pregnant dams health and their offsprings teratology. Eighteen cyclic female rats were used in the study. They introduced to males in the proestrus stage for mating. The pregnant rats were divided into two groups; control group (n=9) and progesterone-treated group, which given progesterone  10 mg/kg starting from the first gestation day (GD1) till 19th day of gestation (GD19). The body...