Definition of Medroxyprogesterone

1. Noun. A progestin compound (trade name Provera) used to treat menstrual disorders.

Exact synonyms: Provera
Generic synonyms: Progestin, Progestogen
Language type: Trade Name

Definition of Medroxyprogesterone

1. Noun. A progestin, a synthetic variant of the human hormone progesterone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Medroxyprogesterone

1. (6 alpha)-17-hydroxy-6-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione. A synthetic progestational hormone used in veterinary practice as an estrus regulator. Pharmacological action: contraceptives, oral, synthetic, progestational hormones, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 17-hydroxy-6-methyl-, (6alpha)- (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Medroxyprogesterone

medline
medling
medlure
medly
medlying
medmal
medoid
medoids
medphalan
medregal
medregals
medrick
medricks
medrinaque
medroxyprogesterone (current term)
medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate
medroxyprogesterone acetate
medrylamine
medrysone
meds
medscanner
medscanners
medspa
medspas
medspeak
medulla
medulla glandulae suprarenalis
medulla nodi lymphatici
medulla oblongata

Literary usage of Medroxyprogesterone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"A single intramuscular injection of 100 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera) administered on the second postoperative day can suppress hot flashes ..."

2. Criminal Justice: New Technologies And The Constitution (1989)
""Researchers opposing the use of Depo-Provera claim that high doses of medroxyprogesterone acetate have caused breast cancer in female dogs (See A. ..."

3. The Sex Offender: Current Treatment Modalities and Systems Issuesby Barbara K Schwartz by Barbara K Schwartz (2002)
"medroxyprogesterone and para- philes: Do testosterone levels matter? Bulletin of the American Academy of Psychiatry and Law, ..."

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