Table 1.

Serum concentrations of progesterone and allopregnanolone after the oral administration of 400 mg of micronized progesterone (nmol/L)

Time (min)ProgesteroneAllopregnanolone
0 (baseline)1.9 ± 0.30.6 ± 0.1
80 (before fMRI session)16.2 ± 7.323.3 ± 8.4
190 (after fMRI session)174.2 ± 68.4185.8 ± 26.6
  • Data are mean ± SEM.