progestin
noun
pro·ges·tin
prō-ˈje-stən 
: progestogen
especially
: a synthetic progesterone (such as levonorgestrel)
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Hormonal IUDs available in the U.S. also do not contain estrogen, only progestin, which should minimize concern about clots and stroke, Jensen says.
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
In the 1950’s, a researcher at Searle developed a progestin compound that prevented ovulation.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Using hormonal birth control: Oral contraceptives typically contain estrogen and progestin.
—Kiera Aaron, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
In France, however, a study showed that third- and fourth-generation birth-control pills (those with more synthetic progestin) were much more likely than second-generation pills to cause critical strokes or blood clots.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
Other kinds of IUDs that use progestin, a hormone also used in birth control pills, can sometimes lead to abdominal pain.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
These contraceptives release the hormones progestin and sometimes estrogen into the body, which prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
Adding that second hormone to the mix amplifies all of progestin’s beneficial effects, plus helps control hormonal acne.
—Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 14 July 2023
Hormonal Birth Control Estrogen and progestin, hormones in birth control pills, might increase fluid retention.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
In the 1950’s, a researcher at Searle developed a progestin compound that prevented ovulation.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
Using hormonal birth control: Oral contraceptives typically contain estrogen and progestin.
—Kiera Aaron, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
In France, however, a study showed that third- and fourth-generation birth-control pills (those with more synthetic progestin) were much more likely than second-generation pills to cause critical strokes or blood clots.
—Kayla Bartsch, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
Other kinds of IUDs that use progestin, a hormone also used in birth control pills, can sometimes lead to abdominal pain.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
These contraceptives release the hormones progestin and sometimes estrogen into the body, which prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 4 Oct. 2023
Adding that second hormone to the mix amplifies all of progestin’s beneficial effects, plus helps control hormonal acne.
—Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 14 July 2023
Hormonal Birth Control Estrogen and progestin, hormones in birth control pills, might increase fluid retention.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
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progestin
noun
pro·ges·tin
prō-ˈjest-ən
: progesterone
especially
: a synthetic progesterone (as levonorgestrel)
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