📖 Definitions of "Progestogen"
noun
- 1
The steroid hormone progesterone.
- 2
(steroid drug) Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestagen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Progestogen"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| progestinnoun | (chemistry) A synthetic progestagen intended to mimic the effects of progesterone, often for contraceptive purposes. |
| progestational | (biology, medicine) Describing the phase of the menstrual cycle before gestation and after ovulation, during which progesterone is secreted. |
| progestagennoun | (biochemistry, steroids) Alternative spelling of progestogen. [(biochemistry, steroids) The steroid hormone progesterone.] |
| progesteronesnoun | (biochemistry, steroids, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy. |
| progestinsnoun | (chemistry) A synthetic progestagen intended to mimic the effects of progesterone, often for contraceptive purposes. |
| progesteronenoun | (biochemistry, steroids, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy. |
| desogestrelnoun | (pharmacology) A synthetic progestogen C₂₂H₃₀O used in birth control pills in combination with ethinylestradiol. |
| oestrogennoun | (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of estrogen. [(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.] |
| medroxyprogesteronenoun | (pharmacology) A synthetic progesterone C₂₂H₃₂O₃ that is administered by injection as a long-acting contraceptive or is taken orally especially to treat amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding and in conjunction with estrogen to relieve the symptoms of menopause and prevent osteoporosis. |
| levonorgestrelnoun | (pharmacology) A synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives. |
| nonhormonal | Not hormonal. |
| oestradiolnoun | (British spelling) Alternative spelling of estradiol. [(American spelling, biochemistry, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.] |
| progestagensnoun | (biochemistry, steroids) Alternative spelling of progestogen. [(biochemistry, steroids) The steroid hormone progesterone.] |
| oestrogensnoun | (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of estrogen. [(biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.] |
| mestranolnoun | (pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen used chiefly in oral contraceptives, in combination with a progestational agent; the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, C₂₁H₂₆O₂. |
| dydrogesteronenoun | (pharmacology) A steroidal progestin. |
| estrogennoun | (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones. |
| hydroxyprogesteronenoun | (pharmacology) A steroid hormone, produced during the synthesis of glucocorticoids and sex steroids. |
| noncontraceptive | Not contraceptive |
| ethinylnoun | Alternative form of ethynyl. [(organic chemistry) The univalent radical HC≡C- derived from acetylene.] |
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