Levonorgestrel is a hormonal medication which is used in a number of birth control methods. It is combined with an estrogen to make combination birth control...
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Ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel (EE/LNG) is a combined birth control pill made up of ethinylestradiol, an estrogen and levonorgestrel a progestin. It is...
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Levonorgestrel-releasing implant, sold under the brand name Jadelle among others, are devices that release levonorgestrel for birth control. It is one...
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Hormonal intrauterine device (redirect from Levonorgestrel intrauterine system)
intrauterine device that releases a progestogenic hormonal agent such as levonorgestrel into the uterus. It is used for birth control, heavy menstrual periods...
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Copper devices have a failure rate of about 0.8%, while hormonal (levonorgestrel) devices fail about 0.2% of the time within the first year of use. In...
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Levonorgestrel cyclopropylcarboxylate (developmental code name HRP-003), or levonorgestrel 17β-cyclopropylcarboxylate, is a progestin and a progestogen...
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available, including combined estrogen and progestin pills; progestin-only (levonorgestrel, LNG) pills; and antiprogestin (ulipristal acetate or mifepristone)...
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Levonorgestrel cyclobutylcarboxylate (or levonorgestrel 17β-cyclobutylcarboxylate; developmental code name HRP-001) is a progestin and a progestogen ester...
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of countries by emergency contraceptive availability. (LNG refers to Levonorgestrel and UPA refers to Ulipristal acetate). "Countries with non-prescription...
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Estradiol/levonorgestrel (E2/LNG), sold under brand name Climara Pro, is a combination of estradiol (E2) and levonorgestrel (LNG) which is used in menopausal...
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common versions are the single-rod etonogestrel implant and the two-rod levonorgestrel implant. Brands include: Norplant, Jadelle (Norplant II), Implanon,...
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Levonorgestrel acetate (LNG-A), or levonorgestrel 17β-acetate, also known as 3-ketonorgestimate, is a progestin which was never marketed. It is a progestogen...
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medication is a prodrug of norelgestromin and to a lesser extent of levonorgestrel in the body. Norgestimate was patented in 1965 and introduced for medical...
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3 cm in diameter, and/or suspected or confirmed adenomyosis is the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS). Clinical trial evidence suggests...
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Fe, Warner Chilcott) 90 μg levonorgestrel: continuous: 365 days/year, no placebo (US: Amethyst, Watson) 100 μg levonorgestrel: extended cycle: 84 days +...
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(Misoprostol 200 mcg) • Fasile (Levonorgestrel BP 0.75 mg) • Fasile 1.5 (Levonorgestrel BP 1.5 mg) • Phem 21 (Levonorgestrel 0.15 mg & Ethinylestradiol 0...
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Levonorgestrel butanoate (LNG-B) (developmental code name HRP-002), or levonorgestrel 17β-butanoate, is a steroidal progestin of the 19-nortestosterone...
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and ethinylestradiol G03AA06 Norgestrel and ethinylestradiol G03AA07 Levonorgestrel and ethinylestradiol G03AA08 Medroxyprogesterone and ethinylestradiol...
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5α-Dihydrolevonorgestrel (redirect from 5α-Dihydro-levonorgestrel)
metabolite of the progestin levonorgestrel which is formed by 5α-reductase. It has about one-third of the affinity of levonorgestrel for the progesterone receptor...
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enantiomer, levonorgestrel, whereas the dextro isomer is inactive. As such, norgestrel is identical in its hormonal activity to levonorgestrel except that...
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Ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel (ethinylestradiol + levonorgestrel) Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone (ethinylestradiol + norethisterone) Levonorgestrel Ulipristal...
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prevent prolonged menstrual bleeding. The hormonal IUD (Mirena) releases levonorgestrel which thins the uterine lining, preventing excessive bleeding and loss...
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combination of ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel, specifically 1 mg of norgestrel (or 0.50mg of levonorgestrel) and 100 mcg of ethinyl estradiol ASAP...
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have 2- to 3-fold the risk of VTE of birth control pills containing levonorgestrel in retrospective cohort and nested case–control observational studies...
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rate 1.4%) and is more effective than levonorgestrel. Mifepristone is also more effective than levonorgestrel, while copper IUDs are the most effective...
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List of progestogen esters (redirect from Levonorgestrel ester)
acetate) Levonorgestrel acetate (LNG-A) Levonorgestrel butanoate (LNG-B; HRP-002) Levonorgestrel cyclobutylcarboxylate (HRP-001) Levonorgestrel cyclopropylcarboxylate...
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estranes norethisterone acetate, norethisterone enanthate, levonorgestrel, levonorgestrel butanoate, desogestrel, and etonogestrel. The androgens that...
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taken at the time of intercourse, or within a few days afterwards: Levonorgestrel, sold under the brand name Plan B Ulipristal acetate Mifepristone and...
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among the most potent progestogens available, along with gestodene and levonorgestrel (which have effective ovulation-inhibiting dosages 40 μg/day and 60 μg/day...
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Etynodiol Etynodiol diacetate Gestodene Gestrinone Levonorgestrel Levonorgestrel esters (e.g., levonorgestrel butanoate) Lynestrenol Lynestrenol phenylpropionate...
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