progestogen — ► NOUN Biochemistry ▪ a steroid hormone that maintains pregnancy and prevents further ovulation … English terms dictionary
Progestogen-only pill — (POP) Background Birth control type Hormonal First use 1973 Failure rates (first year) Perfect use 0.5% Typical use 8.0% … Wikipedia
Progestogen only pill — Infobox Birth control name = Progestogen Only Pill (POP) width = caption = bc type = Hormonal date first use = 1973 rate type = Failure perfect failure% = 0.5 typical failure% = ? duration effect = 1day reversibility = Yes user reminders = Taken… … Wikipedia
progestogen — noun Etymology: progestational + ogen (as in estrogen) Date: circa 1941 a naturally occurring or synthetic progestational steroid • progestogenic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
progestogen — /proh jes teuh jeuhn/, n. Pharm. progestin. Also, progestagen. [1940 45; PRO 1 + GEST(ATION) + O + GEN] * * * … Universalium
progestogen — 1. Any agent capable of producing biologic effects similar to those of progesterone; most progestogens are steroids like the natural hormones. 2. A synthetic derivative from testosterone or progesterone that has some of the physiologic activity… … Medical dictionary
progestogen — [prə(ʊ) dʒɛstədʒ(ə)n] noun Biochemistry a steroid hormone that maintains pregnancy and prevents further ovulation, used in oral contraceptives … English new terms dictionary
progestogen — pro·ges·to·gen … English syllables
progestogen — /proʊˈdʒɛstədʒən/ (say proh jestuhjuhn) noun any of a class of steroid hormones that have functions similar to those of progesterone. Also, progestin …
progestogen — n. 1 any of a group of steroid hormones (including progesterone) that maintain pregnancy and prevent further ovulation during it. 2 a similar hormone produced synthetically … Useful english dictionary
