Why synthetic progesterone derivates are more potent than progesterone?

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In women, the amount of progesterone produced naturally is less, since the human female body cannot isolate the necessary substances from soy or yam to make the hormone.
Therefore, in order to stop the ovulation cycle and for birth control, synthetic progestrones are used which is more effective than the natural one.

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