Most progesterone in females of reproductive age (Ziggy shows female in her profile)
comes from the luteal phase of the ovary after ovulation.
If she has hypothalamic/pituitary damage, then the luteinizing hormone may not be secreted from the brain to help with ovulation and in creating the progesterone from the ovary. Progesterone at this stage prepares the uterus for implantation of any embryo that might be present.
Here is a link explaining this:
http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=...q2dJ8Q96l0wK2g
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