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Progestogens, also
sometimes written progestins,
progestagens or gestagens, are a
class of
natural or
synthetic steroid hormones that bind to and activate...
- A
progestogen, also
referred to as a progestagen, gestagen, or gestogen, is a type of
medication which produces effects similar to
those of the natural...
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Progestogen-only
pills (POPs),
colloquially known as "mini pills", are a type of oral
contraceptive that
contain synthetic progestogens (progestins) and...
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combined methods which contain both an
estrogen and a progestin, and
progestogen-only
methods which contain only
progesterone or one of its synthetic...
- This is a list of
progestogen esters, or
esters of
progestogens.
Unlike the case of
testosterone and estradiol,
progesterone cannot be
esterified as it...
- This is a list of
progestogens that are or that have been used in
clinical or
veterinary medicine. They are
steroids and
include derivatives of progesterone...
- A
progestogen ester is an
ester of a
progestogen or
progestin (a
synthetic progestogen). The
prototypical progestogen is progesterone, an
endogenous ****...
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Progesterone (/proʊˈdʒɛstəroʊn/ ; P4) is an
endogenous steroid and
progestogen ****
hormone involved in the
menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis...
- they may also act by
preventing implantation of the blastocyst. The
progestogen released from
hormonal IUDs
mainly works by
thickening the
cervical mucus...
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Progestogen-only
contraception (or progestin-only contraception)
relies on
progestogens alone to
achieve contraception. It is one of the two
major types...
