progestagen

English

Alternative forms

• progestogen

Noun

progestagen (plural progestagens)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) The steroid hormone progesterone.
2. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestagen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.

Synonyms

• gestagen

See also

• birth control
• progestin