Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A natural or synthetic progestational substance that mimics some or all of the actions of progesterone.
- noun A crude hormone of the corpus luteum from which progesterone can be isolated in pure form. No longer in scientific use.
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- noun chemistry A
synthetic progestagen intended to mimic the effects ofprogesterone , often for contraceptive purposes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One of the acting ingredients in almost every oral contraceptive on the market is a hormone called progestin, which works in combination with estrogen to both prevent the egg from dropping and to prevent sperm from moving into the uterus.
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One of the acting ingredients in almost every oral contraceptive on the market is a hormone called progestin, which works in combination with estrogen to both prevent the egg from dropping and to prevent sperm from moving into the uterus.
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One of the acting ingredients in almost every oral contraceptive on the market is a hormone called progestin, which works in combination with estrogen to both prevent the egg from dropping and to prevent sperm from moving into the uterus.
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One of the acting ingredients in almost every oral contraceptive on the market is a hormone called progestin, which works in combination with estrogen to both prevent the egg from dropping and to prevent sperm from moving into the uterus.
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Drospirenone is a type of female sex hormone called a progestin.
FDA Flags Concern on Birth-Control Pill Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011
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Drospirenone is a type of female sex hormone called a progestin.
Birth-Control Pills Face Safety Review Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011
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Now, estrogen works great when it gets paired up with, or balanced by, another ovarian messenger called progestin, which gets released from the egg sac called a corpus luteum after the follicle ships out its egg.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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Now, estrogen works great when it gets paired up with, or balanced by, another ovarian messenger called progestin, which gets released from the egg sac called a corpus luteum after the follicle ships out its egg.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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Now, estrogen works great when it gets paired up with, or balanced by, another ovarian messenger called progestin, which gets released from the egg sac called a corpus luteum after the follicle ships out its egg.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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Taking a progestin is the only recourse to keeping a healthy endometrium—even though it does detract from the excellent benefits that estrogen has to impart.
Healing the Female Heart Elizabeth Ross 1996
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