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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various substances having progestational effects; a progestin.
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- noun biochemistry, steroid drug Alternative spelling of
progestagen .
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- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The term progestogen refers to a class of substances that includes the natural progesterone in our bodies and synthetic progestins used in hormone treatment.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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The term progestogen refers to a class of substances that includes the natural progesterone in our bodies and synthetic progestins used in hormone treatment.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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The term progestogen refers to a class of substances that includes the natural progesterone in our bodies and synthetic progestins used in hormone treatment.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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The term progestogen refers to a class of substances that includes the natural progesterone in our bodies and synthetic progestins used in hormone treatment.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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The other type is called the progestogen-only pill (POP), or the "mini-pill".
Chapter 19 1995
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Implanon is a long-acting contraceptive implant containing the active ingredient etonogestrel, a synthetic progestogen.
Merck Backs Contraceptive Amid Complaints Sten Stovall 2011
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Last year the Food and Drug Administration approved Depo-Provera, an injection of the synthetic hormone progestogen: taken once every three months, it prevents ovulation.
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Norplant works the same way, except that its progestogen is released more slowly, with fewer side effects.
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For example, adding a little more progestogen in your contraceptive cocktail often does the trick.
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More important, the risk of breast cancer climbs with longer-term use of hormones (particularly estrogen plus progestogen), which eventually tips the overall benefit-risk balance into unfavorable territory for most women.
Is Estrogen for You? 2007
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