How to Use progestin in a Sentence

progestin

noun
  • This shot of a progestin prevents the release of an egg from the ovaries for three months.
    — Jane E. Brody, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2018
  • The long-term effects of progestin use are still unknown, Pirie said.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The progestin route is promising, but not without its side effects.
    — Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The drug, with the brand name of Opill, is a progestin-only birth control pill to be taken daily.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 11 July 2022
  • Birth control, which has estrogen and progestin, helps keep hormones balanced and skin clear.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Some modes of birth control have both estrogen and progestin, making use of all of these mechanisms.
    — Natasha Lavender, SELF, 1 Apr. 2019
  • Megesterol is a progestin-type of drug that is effective but can cause progression of prostate cancer.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 9 Feb. 2023
  • And because the pill includes progestin and not estrogen, there are fewer side effects.
    — TIME, 2 May 2024
  • One type of birth control pill, sometimes called the mini-pill, contains only the hormone progestin.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 11 Feb. 2023
  • The progestin hormone thickens cervical mucus to block sperm from reaching the egg.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
  • The study soley looked at progestin-only birth control methods and depression.
    — Elly Belle, Teen Vogue, 27 Feb. 2018
  • For the most part, the intervention works much better when the pills include both progestin and estrogen.
    — Rachel Gutman-Wei, The Atlantic, 14 July 2023
  • Jadelle uses just two silicon rods, in contrast to Norplant’s six, to release a form of progestin.
    — Knvul Sheikh, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The first, combination pills, have both estrogen and progestin.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The study also touched on the question of whether, when combined with estrogen, certain types of progestin can raise a person's clot risk.
    — Korin Miller, SELF, 27 Jan. 2018
  • This is because the progestin in them may help hormone-receptive cancers develop.
    — SELF, 14 Sep. 2018
  • The ring releases estrogen and progestin, which are absorbed through the vaginal lining.
    — Sarah Klein, Health, 28 May 2024
  • The progestin-containing IUD, implant, shot or minipill all work well for this.
    — Seattle Times Staff, The Seattle Times, 12 May 2017
  • Nestorone is a synthetic progestin that blocks the production of male hormones needed to generate sperm.
    — USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Estrogen/progestin therapies, used by most women, increased the risk of breast cancer, an effect that grew worse with time.
    — Patricia Bencivenga, STAT, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There are two types, but only the one containing two hormones, an estrogen and a progestin, is usually prescribed for teens.
    — Jane E. Brody, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Synthetic progesterones, called progestins, are well known to stimulate appetite and can therefore cause weight gain.
    — Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • The new study found no difference in heart risk, a very low risk of stroke, and an increase in breast cancer risk only in those who took estrogen and progestin at the same time.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 2 May 2024
  • Opill uses the synthetic hormone progestin to block sperm from the cervix, preventing pregnancy.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • The gel includes the hormone progestin, which prevents the testes from making testosterone at a level that supports sperm production.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2017
  • The other contains progestin and a synthetic version of the hormone estrogen.
    — Laurie McGinley, Rachel Roubein and Akilah Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 4 May 2023
  • And both estrogen and progestin in hormonal treatments can prevent the growth of endometriosis lesions in some people.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 8 Feb. 2019
  • Newer, safer formulations of estrogen and progestin have also emerged.
    — C. Michael White, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2025
  • An earlier six-month study had men apply the progestin gel on their abdomens and a commercially available testosterone treatment on their shoulders.
    — Sumathi Reddy, WSJ, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Most birth control pills used in the US today contain a combination of progestin and estrogen.
    — Matthew Perrone, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023

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