title: [Effect of progestins on the breast--protective or proliferative?].
abstract: This survey reviews the published data on progesterone and progestins in normal, benign and malignant breast disease. Controversial data will be put together and the results demonstrating proliferative action and a proliferative and mitotic action on one hand and an inhibiting and protective action on the other hand will be presented.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Fraucnheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Essen.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Schindler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001940:Breast / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects; D011374:Progesterone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D045167:Progesterone Congeners / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D045167:Progesterone Congeners; D011374:Progesterone