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progestin
A drug that promotes pregnancy and prevents ovulation in high doses and is used in contraceptives, hormone therapy and gynaecological treatments. It is usually used in the plural.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Specific to one sex Yes
Prevalence Woman
Variants
Hypernym
gestagen
Formal
progestogen
Formal
Equivalents

Spanish

progestágeno

Valenciano

progestagen
Examples
Progestin protocol stimulation allows the use of a GnRH agonist trigger and avoids a fresh embryo transfer.  
[...] bleeding may have occurred spontaneously or have been induced (eg, by progestin withdrawal).  
Collocations
WITH NOUNS
progestin withdrawal || therapy | protocol
WITH VERBS
omit | include progestin
WITH ADJECTIVES
oral progestin

neotermed
neotermed_proyecto
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