How to Use progestogen in a Sentence

progestogen

noun

• Women with an intact uterus generally need a progestogen along with estrogen to protect the uterine lining.
  — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 12 Aug. 2026
• Women with a uterus will also generally need a progestogen alongside systemic estrogen to protect the uterine lining.
  — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2026
• The reason progestogen is recommended in women with a uterus is because estrogen can stimulate growth of the uterine lining and increase the risk of endometrial cancer.
  — Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
• The new recommendations support the use of systemic hormone replacement therapy, or HRT, with a combination of estrogen and progestogen in women with a uterus who have no contraindications to hormones.
  — Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
• As an alternative to estrogen-progestogen therapy, ACOG also recommends a pill, sold under the brand name Duavee, that combines estrogen and a drug called bazedoxifene.
  — Shannon Firth, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026