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Progesterone vs Medroxyprogesterone - What's the difference?

progesterone | medroxyprogesterone |

As nouns the difference between progesterone and medroxyprogesterone

is that progesterone is a steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy while medroxyprogesterone is a progestin, a synthetic variant of the human hormone progesterone.

progesterone

English

(wikipedia progesterone)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (steroid hormone, uncountable) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.
  • (steroid drug, countable) A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.

    • Derived terms

    * dihydroprogesterone * tetrahydroprogesterone

    medroxyprogesterone

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia medroxyprogesterone)
  • A progestin, a synthetic variant of the human hormone progesterone.