progestin

[ proh-jes-tin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. any substance having progesteronelike activity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of progestin¹

First recorded in 1925–30; pro- ¹ + gest(ation) + -in ²

Example Sentences

Progestin pills have already been available to purchase in the U.K. without prescription since 2021, and the FDA had approved norgestrel, a type of progestin, as a prescription medication in 1973.

From Los Angeles Times

These methods prevent pregnancy by releasing estrogen and progestin to stop ovulation and are the most common contraceptives in Europe and North America.

From Science Daily

Specifically, the team found that elderly females undergo the same endocrinological changes as a woman in middle age; her estrogens and progestins levels fall, while levels of follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones rise.

From National Geographic

The progestin-only pill, sometimes called the “mini pill,” contains only progestin.

From National Geographic

Opill is part of an older class of contraceptives that contain a single synthetic hormone as opposed to next-generation pills that combine two hormones, estrogen and progestin.

From Washington Times