progestogen
noun
pro·ges·to·gen
prō-ˈje-stə-jən 
: a naturally occurring or synthetic progestational steroid
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Hormone therapy is basically estrogen, the hormone that declines at menopause, taken with or without another one, called progestogen.
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Amy Norton, SELF, 22 July 2024
However, the study found that the highest risk for meningioma was associated with high doses or chronic use of Depo-Provera and other progestogens.
—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
People who have a uterus are often recommended to take combination hormone therapy—estrogen and progestogen—to protect against uterine cancer.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2023
Estrogen-containing hormone therapy (with or without progestogen) can typically be categorized as either localized or systemic therapy.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 14 June 2023
Studies have suggested for decades that birth control pills containing both estrogen and progestogen — synthetic versions of female hormones — may slightly elevate one's risk of breast cancer.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2023
Hormone therapy, either estrogen alone or combined with a progestogen, is the most effective treatment for hot flashes and night sweats, according to the North American Menopause Society and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
—Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022
Take, for example, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), which is estrogen (and the addition of a progestogen for women with a uterus to prevent the estrogen from causing endometrial cancer).
—Dr. Jennifer Gunter, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2020
My options reduced, the progestogen-only pill (POP) was all that was left.
—Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2020
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Amy Norton, SELF, 22 July 2024
However, the study found that the highest risk for meningioma was associated with high doses or chronic use of Depo-Provera and other progestogens.
—Lily Carey, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
People who have a uterus are often recommended to take combination hormone therapy—estrogen and progestogen—to protect against uterine cancer.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2023
Estrogen-containing hormone therapy (with or without progestogen) can typically be categorized as either localized or systemic therapy.
—Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 14 June 2023
Studies have suggested for decades that birth control pills containing both estrogen and progestogen — synthetic versions of female hormones — may slightly elevate one's risk of breast cancer.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2023
Hormone therapy, either estrogen alone or combined with a progestogen, is the most effective treatment for hot flashes and night sweats, according to the North American Menopause Society and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
—Andrea Petersen, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022
Take, for example, menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), which is estrogen (and the addition of a progestogen for women with a uterus to prevent the estrogen from causing endometrial cancer).
—Dr. Jennifer Gunter, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2020
My options reduced, the progestogen-only pill (POP) was all that was left.
—Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 8 Sep. 2020
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progestogen
noun
pro·ges·to·gen
variants
also progestagen
: a naturally occurring or synthetic progestational steroid
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