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Definition of Progestin
1. Noun. Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone.
Generic synonyms: Sex Hormone, Steroid, Steroid Hormone
Specialized synonyms: Lipo-lutin, Progesterone, Megestrol, Megestrol Acetate, Norethandrolone, Norethindrone, Norethindrone Acetate, Norlutin, Norethynodrel, Norgestrel, Medroxyprogesterone, Provera
Definition of Progestin
1. Noun. (chemistry) A synthetic progestagen intended to mimic the effects of progesterone, often for contraceptive purposes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Progestin
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Progestin
Literary usage of Progestin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services: Put Prevention Into Practice by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The concomitant use of progestin decreases the risk of endometrial cancer to ...
progestin use, however, also seems to decrease the cardiovascular benefits ..."
2. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"a progestin on the risk for CHD. Nonetheless, prospective, uncontrolled ...
This risk can be reduced or eliminated by concomitant progestin administration, ..."
3. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"Physiological androgens are able to do so only when administered at pharmacological
doses, as the affinity of these steroids for the progestin receptor is ..."
4. Bound for Good Health: A Collection of Age PagesMedical (1993)
"Heart disease studies show that estrogen used without progestin may actually ...
Estrogen given with progestin causes regular vaginal bleeding similar to a ..."
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