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Definition of Medroxyprogesterone

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

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

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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