| progestagen-only c. |
an oral contraceptive consisting only of a small dose of a progestational agent to be taken every day; called also minipill.
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| progestational |
1. a term applied to that phase of the menstrual cycle just before menstruation, when the corpus luteum is active and the endometrium secreting. 2. having effects similar to those of progesterone; see also under agent.
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| progestational a. |
any of a group of hormones secreted by the corpus luteum and placenta and in small amounts by the adrenal cortex, including progesterone; they induce the formation of a secretory endometrium. Many are now also produced synthetically, and their uses include contraception, hormone replacement therapy, and treatment of menstrual disorders, of endometriosis, of infertility, of hormonally-responsive carcinomas, and of anorexia and significant weight loss associated with AIDS or cancer. Called also gestagen, progestagen, progestin, progestogen, and progestational hormone.
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| progestational h. |
1. progesterone. 2. see under agent.
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| progesterone |
a type of hormone that prepares the endometrium for the possible implantation of a fertilized egg, toward the end of the monthly cycle. If pregnancy occurs, progesterone helps to support the developing embryo.
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