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progestin vs. progesterone

progestin vs. progesterone: 's the difference?

Progestin and progesterone are both hormones that serve the same purpose. Progesterone, found naturally in the human body, is best known for preparing the uterus for a fertilized ovary and maintaining a pregnancy. Progestin is a lab-created substance that has the same effects as progesterone and is used for medical purposes such as birth control or hormone replacement therapy.

progestin

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. any substance having progesteronelike activity.

progesterone

noun

  1. Biochemistry. a hormone, C 2 1 H 3 0 O 2 , that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy.
  2. Pharmacology. a commercial form of this compound, obtained from the corpus luteum of pregnant sows or synthesized: used in the treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding, dysmenorrhea, threatened or recurrent abortion, etc.