Tab. 2.

The transdermal permeation parameters of progesterone obtained after occlusive and non-occlusive application of various formulations.

Formulation	Occlusive application		Open application
	Flux (μg cm−2 h−1)	Lag time (h)	Flux (μg cm−2 h−1)	Lag time (h)
EFME	2.69 (0.24)	3.22 (0.34)	2.36 (0.08)	3.41 (0.64)
20% EME	6.20 (0.68)	1.47 (0.64)	4.48 (1.44)	1.50 (0.14)
40% EME	9.83 (2.77)	0.91 (0.41)	7.25 (2.01)	0.28 (0.22)
ETW	2.22 (0.28)	1.88 (0.31)	1.75 (0.25)	0.29 (0.09)
PGW	1.09 (0.18)	2.45 (0.07)	1.34 (0.33)	3.62 (0.75)

Values between brackets are SEM, n = 3.