PNN — Influenza
Progesterone may help protect the lungs during flu
Female Hormones Influenza Progesterone

A report appearing on Septspanber 15, 2016 in the journal PLOS Pathogens describes a role for the hormone progesterone in reducing inflammation and improving lung function following infection with influenza.
"Epidspaniological and experimental evidence suggest that young adult fspanales suffer a worse outcome than males...