progestogen

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progestogen

/pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ UK
/pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/ US

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From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + English -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941.

noun progestogens · progestagen

The steroid hormone progesterone.
Similar: gestagen
Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.
Similar: gestagen

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@misc{progestogen_2026,
  title = {progestogen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/progestogen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}