Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A synthetic progestin, C22H30O, used with ethinyl estradiol in birth control pills.

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  • noun A molecule used in hormonal contraceptives.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably deso(xy)-, variant of deoxy– + (nor)gestrel.]

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Examples

  • Now these pills contain an ingredient called desogestrel, and they're sold under various brand names.

    CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2007 2007

  • Now, the third generation contains, among other substances, a substance known as desogestrel, and that's what Public Citizen has its eye on, specifically stating that it doubles the likelihood of someone developing a blood clot.

    CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2007 2007

  • Even though it's twice as high as the other types of pills, if you look at women in the first year that they take start taking these pills with the desogestrel, about one out of a thousand will have a blood clot.

    CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2007 2007

  • There are lots of different options out there that don't have desogestrel.

    CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2007 2007

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    Wii-volution 2010

  • The three-year study is the largest to measure fasting glucose and insulin levels among women using oral (desogestrel), injectable (DMPA), and non-hormonal (bilateral tubal ligation, condom, or abstinence) methods, said the researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2010

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  • Certain types of birth control pills might increase the risk of blood clots. your blood-clot risk is higher with the birth control patch Ortho Evra grassroots petition to ban third-generation oral contraceptives containing desogestrel because of concerns over increased risks of clots.

    Blisstree 2009

  • For the study, the researchers followed 703 women in two age categories, 16 - to 24-years-old, and 25 - to 33-years-old, using DMPA, oral (desogestrel) or nonhormonal (bilateral tubal ligation, condom or abstinence) contraception for three years.

    Zee News : India National 2009

  • For the study, the researchers followed 703 women in two age categories, 16 - to 24-years-old, and 25 - to 33-years-old, using DMPA, oral (desogestrel) or nonhormonal (bilateral tubal ligation, condom or abstinence) contraception for three years.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2009

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