progestin
noun
pro·ges·tin
prō-ˈje-stən 
: progestogen
especially
: a synthetic progesterone (such as levonorgestrel)
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Though most other birth control pills use progestin and estrogen, progestin-only pills like Opill are often recommended for people who can't take combination pills for health reasons.
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Other potential methods include a hormonal gel containing progestin and testosterone called Nestorone, being developed by the National Institutes of Health and the nonprofit Population Council, meant to drastically slow sperm production.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 22 Feb. 2024
The new study found no difference in heart risk, a very low risk of stroke, and an increase in breast cancer risk only in those who took estrogen and progestin at the same time.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 2 May 2024
And because the pill includes progestin and not estrogen, there are fewer side effects.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
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Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2024
Other potential methods include a hormonal gel containing progestin and testosterone called Nestorone, being developed by the National Institutes of Health and the nonprofit Population Council, meant to drastically slow sperm production.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 22 Feb. 2024
The new study found no difference in heart risk, a very low risk of stroke, and an increase in breast cancer risk only in those who took estrogen and progestin at the same time.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 2 May 2024
And because the pill includes progestin and not estrogen, there are fewer side effects.
—TIME, 2 May 2024
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progestin
noun
pro·ges·tin
prō-ˈjest-ən
: progesterone
especially
: a synthetic progesterone (as levonorgestrel)
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