progestogenn.
/prəˈdʒɛstədʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /proʊˈdʒɛstədʒ(ə)n/ Physiology and Medicine.
Any naturally occurring or synthetic substance having progestational activity. Also called gestagen.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > hormones and substances with same effect > [noun]
epinephrine1899
pituitrin1909
oxytocin1927
Pitocin1929
Pitressin1929
progestin1930
progesterone1935
methyltestosterone1936
pregnenolone1936
hexœstrol1939
stilboestrol1939
hydroxyprogesterone1941
progestogen1941
Premarin1942
hydroxycorticosterone1943
gestagen1948
hydrocortisone1951
cortisol1953
fluorohydrocortisone1954
isophane1954
prednisolone1955
prednisone1955
norethisterone1956
norethynodrel1957
dexamethasone1958
fludrocortisone1958
norethindrone1960
antidiuretic hormone1961
medroxyprogesterone1962
Pergonal1963
mesterolone1965
norgestrel1966
quinestrol1966
pancuronium1967
pentagastrin1967
levonorgestrel1977
1941 W. A. N. Dorland & E. C. L. Miller Med. Dict. (ed. 19) 1171/2 Progestogen, a general term for any substance possessing progestational activity.
1962 Lancet 12 May 1012/1 In those premature labours where relaxation of the cervix precludes uterine contractions, such measures as cervical suture and the administration of progestogens can prevent disaster.
1968 Times 28 Nov. 14/4 Most oral contraceptive pills contain both a progestogen and an oestrogen.
1989 Professional Nurse Nov. 112/2 To prevent heavy irregular bleeding from the lining, it is essential to induce a period by giving progestogens (synthetic progesterone) for a few days each month.
2002 Observer 8 Dec. i. 5/2 It dffers from others [sc. combined contraceptive pills] in that it contains a new type of progestogen called drospirenone.
Derivatives
proˌgestoˈgenic adj. of the nature of a progestogen; progestational.
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the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [adjective] > relating to
gestative1828
gestate1854
gestatory1889
gestational1896
antenatal1910
prenatal1914
progestational1923
progestogenic1948
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > hormones and substances with same effect > [adjective] > having effect of progesterone
progestational1923
progestogenic1948
1948 A. T. Cowie Pregnancy Diagnosis Tests iv. 104 The placenta of the mare contained traces of progestogenic substances.
1969 Sunday Times 14 Sept. 54/3 The remedy may be a change to a more ‘progestogenic brand’ [of oral contraceptive].
1991 Pulse 6 Apr. 2/6 The drug exerts a mild oestrogenic and mild progestogenic effect.
proˌgestogen-ˈonly adj. designating methods of contraception that use only progesterone or another progestogen, without oestrogen; cf. progesterone-only adj. at progesterone n. Derivatives.
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1969 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 Aug. 471 (title) Progestogen-only oral contraceptives.
1998 Sunday Mirror (Nexis) 15 Feb. 52 The mini-Pill (the progestogen-only Pill) is an excellent form of contraception but if it is not taken properly it can be very unreliable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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