progestogen-only

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Etymology

First attested in 1969.

Adjective

progestogen-only (comparative more progestogen-only, superlative most progestogen-only)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) Of a contraceptive drug, containing progesterone or other (typically synthetic) progestogens (progestins) without estrogens.

   Synonyms: progestin-only, (informal) progesterone-only

See also

• minipill
• POP (“progestogen-only pill”)

Further reading

• progestogen-only contraception on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “progestogen-only, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.