What do your progesterone levels mean?
The short answer
Nobody we follow has said what your progesterone should be. It comes up on the shows, but never with a number.
Your lab prints 0.1–25 ng/mL. That range exists to catch disease, not to describe your best.
Labs print different ranges by sex: about 0.1–25 ng/mL for women and 0–1 for men.
What progesterone measures
The hormone your body releases after ovulation to prepare the uterine lining.
Where you are in your cycle decides what it means, so the day of the draw matters.
Checked against MedlinePlus — Progesterone Test.
Common questions
What is a normal progesterone level?
Most US labs print 0.1–25 ng/mL. Your report grades you against that range. It exists to catch disease, not to describe your best. Labs print different ranges by sex: about 0.1–25 ng/mL for women and 0–1 for men.
What does your progesterone number mean?
Under 0.1 ng/mL, your report marks it low. Between 0.1 and 25 it prints as normal. Over 25, your report marks it high. Nobody we follow has drawn a line inside that range. Labs print different ranges by sex: about 0.1–25 ng/mL for women and 0–1 for men.
What does the progesterone test measure?
The hormone your body releases after ovulation to prepare the uterine lining. Where you are in your cycle decides what it means, so the day of the draw matters.
Why is there no target here?
Because nobody we follow has named a number for progesterone. If that changes, it will be here.