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progestogen - definition and meaning
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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun
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noun biochemistry, steroid drug Alternative spelling of progestagen .
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noun
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[pro– + gest(ation) + –gen.]
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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
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
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
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
The other type is called the progestogen -only pill (POP), or the "mini-pill".
Chapter 19 1995
Implanon is a long-acting contraceptive implant containing the active ingredient etonogestrel, a synthetic progestogen .
Merck Backs Contraceptive Amid Complaints Sten Stovall 2011
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.
If You Don't Like Implants... 2008
Norplant works the same way, except that its progestogen is released more slowly, with fewer side effects.
If You Don't Like Implants... 2008
For example, adding a little more progestogen in your contraceptive cocktail often does the trick.
Farewell to 'The Curse'? 2007
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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