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2. Norgestrel - Wikipedia

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   Norgestrel is a progestogen, or an agonist of the progesterone receptor. [6] The biological activity of norgestrel lies in the levo enantiomer, levonorgestrel, whereas the dextro isomer is inactive. [6] As such, norgestrel is identical in its hormonal activity to levonorgestrel except that it is half as potent by weight. [6]

3. Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate - Wikipedia

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   Norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol have been approved in the US for the prevention of pregnancy as a swallowable tablet since 1968. [5] In 2022, the combination of ethinylestradiol with norethisterone or with norethisterone acetate was the 80th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 8 million ...

4. Ethinylestradiol - Wikipedia

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   A combination of 20 μg/day EE and 0.25 mg/day levonorgestrel, a progestin with relatively high androgenicity, decreases SHBG levels by 50%; 30 μg/day EE and 0.25 mg/day levonorgestrel has no effect on SHBG levels; 30 μg/day EE and 0.15 mg/day levonorgestrel increases SHBG levels by 30%; and triphasic COCs containing EE and levonorgestrel ...

5. Birth control pill formulations - Wikipedia

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   All contain an estrogen, ethinylestradiol or mestranol, [1] [2] in varying amounts, and one of a number of different progestogens. (Regarding the estrogen, the inactive 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, which must be metabolized by the liver into the active ethinylestradiol; 50 μg of mestranol is equivalent to only 35 μg of ethinylestradiol and should not be used when high-dose [50 μg ...

6. Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone - Wikipedia

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   [3] Side effects can include nausea, headache, blood clots, breast pain, depression, and liver problems. [2] Use is not recommended during pregnancy, the initial three weeks after childbirth, and in those at high risk of blood clots. [2] [4] It, however, may be started immediately after a miscarriage or abortion. [4]

7. List of progestogens available in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Estradiol and drospirenone (Angeliq) – 0.5 mg / 0.25 mg; 1 mg / 0.5 mg; Estradiol and norethisterone acetate (Activella, Amabelz) – 1 mg / 0.5 mg; 0.5 mg / 0.1 mg; Ethinylestradiol and norethisterone acetate (FemHRT) – 25 μg / 0.5 mg; Estradiol/progesterone (TX-001HR), a combination of estradiol and progesterone in oil-filled capsules ...

8. Norgestimate - Wikipedia

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   Norgestimate is a rapidly and completely converted prodrug, mainly of norelgestromin (17β-deacetylnorgestimate or levonorgestrel 3-oxime), but also of levonorgestrel (3-keto-17β-deacetylnorgestimate) to a lesser extent (22 ± 6% of an administered dose or about 40–70 μg) [2] and of levonorgestrel acetate (levonorgestrel 17β-acetate) in ...

9. Template : Estrogen dosages for menopausal hormone therapy

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   Estradiol: 0.5 mg/day: 1–1.5 mg/day: 2–3 mg/day Vaginal: Estradiol: 25 μg/day – – Estriol: 30 μg/day: 0.5 mg 2x/week: 0.5 mg/day IM Tooltip Intramuscular or SC injection: Estradiol valerate – – 4 mg 1x/4 weeks Estradiol cypionate: 1 mg 1x/3–4 weeks: 3 mg 1x/3–4 weeks: 5 mg 1x/3–4 weeks Estradiol benzoate: 0.5 mg 1x/week: 1 ...