How to Use nonhormonal in a Sentence

nonhormonal

adjective
  • This noise has gotten louder with the arrival of Phexxi, a new nonhormonal birth control method.
    Anna Maltby, ELLE, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Copper IUDs, the only nonhormonal option, make the lining of the uterus inhospitable to sperm.
    Ginny Graves, Allure, 8 Apr. 2019
  • And nonhormonal options such as the copper coil have been reported as painful to insert and tied to longer, heavier periods.
    Saabira Chaudhuri, WSJ, 24 May 2018
  • Doctors who treat menopause are waiting for the F.D.A.’s review of a drug up for approval this month: a nonhormonal drug that would target the complex of neurons thought to be involved in triggering hot flashes.
    Susan Dominus, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Georg’s lab at the University of Minnesota made a nonhormonal contraceptive in 2015 that will likely be tested in men for the first time later this year.
    Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2023
  • However, the type of birth control—hormonal versus nonhormonal—will likely play a large role.
    Ashley Abramson, SELF, 7 July 2022
  • Switch to nonhormonal birth control; if your doctor agrees, try bioidentical hormones for menopausal migraines.
    Alexis Reliford, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2017
  • Our modification is a big step forward in the process of developing a nonhormonal male birth control pill.
    Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Aaron Hamlin is executive director of the Male Contraception Initiative, a nonprofit that funds and advocates for nonhormonal male birth control.
    Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Another nonhormonal method involves reversibly blocking the vas deferens, an organ that transports sperm for ejaculation.
    Discover Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
  • For a more targeted acne treatment, Zeichner suggests topical dapsone, found in Aczone, a treatment for both hormonal and nonhormonal acne that's gentle enough for those with irritation-prone skin.
    Lauren Hubbard, Allure, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Your Choice Therapeutics and Eppin Pharma are also pursuing nonhormonal forms of male contraception.
    Wired, 24 July 2022
  • These nonhormonal early versions probably worked by interfering with ovulation, fertilization, or implantation by causing mild inflammation of the endometrium.
    Carolyn Todd, Allure, 12 July 2018

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