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Definition of Progestogen
1. Noun. Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone.
Generic synonyms: Sex Hormone, Steroid, Steroid Hormone
Specialized synonyms: Lipo-lutin, Progesterone, Megestrol, Megestrol Acetate, Norethandrolone, Norethindrone, Norethindrone Acetate, Norlutin, Norethynodrel, Norgestrel, Medroxyprogesterone, Provera
Definition of Progestogen
1. Noun. (context: steroid hormone steroid drug) (alternative spelling of progestagen) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Progestogen
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Progestogen
Literary usage of Progestogen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"progestogen supplementation of exogenous oestrogens and risk of en- dometrial
cancer. Lancet 1991:338:274-277. 65. Key TJA, Pike MC. ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"This was also true of use for longer than 8 yr-relative risk 0.6 (95% CI 0.2 to
2.5), and if a combination of an estrogen and a progestogen or a progestogen ..."
3. Health Consequences of Smoking: Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the by DIANE Publishing Company, C. Everett Koop, M.D. (1995)
"... 3000 SOURCE: McQueen (31); Royal College of General Practitioners (44).
contraceptives is related to the estrogen and progestogen content of the pill. ..."
4. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"The menopause: benefits and risks of estrogen - progestogen replacement therapy.
Fenil Steril 1982; 37:457-74. 36. Hunt K. Long-term effects of ..."
5. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Oestrogen-progestogen oral contraceptives and urinary calcium excretion.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 6(6):449-454. Green R. Charlton R, Seftel H, Bothwell T, ..."
6. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"The effects of transdermal estrogen and of progestogen in addition to estrogen
replacement on . blood pressure in postmenopausal women have not been ..."
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