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what the risks are progesterone, serum, test that measures the amount, progesterone, in the blood, blood is drawn, a vein, on the inside, the elbow, the hand, puncture site is cleaned, antiseptic, an elastic band, around the upper arm to apply pressure, restrict blood flow, the vein, veins below the band to fill, blood, a needle is inserted, vein, blood is collected in an air-tight vial, a syringe, band is removed, restore circulation, once the blood has been collected, needle is removed, puncture site is covered to stop any bleeding, an infant, young child, area is cleansed, antiseptic, punctured, a sharp needle, a lancet, blood collected, pipette, small glass tube, on a slide, onto a test strip, into a small container, cotton, a bandage applied, puncture site, any continued bleeding, health care provider, advise to stop taking drugs, affect the test, drugs, interfere, the test include progesterone, birth control pills, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, the needle is inserted to draw blood, feel moderate pain, others feel only a prick, stinging sensation, some throbbing, this test is performed to evaluate disorders associated, abnormal progesterone levels, progesterone, steroid hormone that is made in, released, corpus luteum, in the ovary, the placenta, in small amounts, in the adrenal glands, in men, progesterone probably has no normal function except, an intermediate step in the synthesis of other steroid hormones, in women, progesterone prepares the uterus, pregnancy, breasts, milk production, after ovulation, progesterone blocks growth, the endometrium, stimulates the uterus to prepare, implantation of a fertilized egg, progesterone levels continue to rise in early pregnancy, blood progesterone levels start to rise, the lh surge, midway, the menstrual cycle, continue to rise, 6 to 10 days, fall, in the absence of fertilization, progesterone is converted to pregnanediol by the liver, secreted, in the urine, urinary pregnanediol levels, an indirect measure of progesterone production, female, pre-ovulation, less than 1 ng/ml, female, mid-cycle, 5 to 20 ng/ml, male, less than 1 ng/ml, postmenopausal, less than 1 ng/ml, 1st trimester, 11.2-90.0 ng/ml, 2nd trimester, 25.6-89.4 ng/ml, 3rd trimester, 48.4-42.5 ng/ml, ng/ml = nanograms per milliliter, greater-than-normal levels, pregnancy, adrenal cancer, ovarian cancer, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, lower-than-normal levels, amenorrhea, fetal death, threatened abortion, toxemia of pregnancy, additional conditions under which the test performed, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, excessive bleeding, fainting, feeling lightheaded, hematoma, blood accumulating under the skin, infection, a slight risk, the skin is broken, multiple punctures to locate veins, veins, arteries vary in size, obtaining a blood sample, reference arup laboratories, aruplab, com/guides/clt/tests/clt_160b, jsp#2383921, accessed, 23, 2005.