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

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    Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Amen, Curretab, Cycrin, Provera) – 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg; Megestrol acetate (Megace) – 20 mg, 40 mg – approved specifically for the treatment of breast and endometrial cancer [46] and for the treatment of anorexia, cachexia, and weight loss in patients with AIDS Tooltip acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [47]

  3. Ulipristal acetate - Wikipedia

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    Two intermittent 3-months treatment courses of ulipristal acetate 10 mg resulted in amenorrhea at the end of the first treatment course in 79.5%, at the end of the second course in 88.5% of subjects. Mean myoma volume reduction observed during the first treatment course (−41.9%) was maintained during the second one (−43.7%). [ 22 ]

  4. Oral contraceptive pill - Wikipedia

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    Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control. The introduction of the birth control pill ("the Pill") in 1960 revolutionized the options for contraception, sparking vibrant discussion in the scientific and social science literature and in the media.

  5. Progestogen-only pill - Wikipedia

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    Progestogen-only pills (POPs), colloquially known as "mini pills", are a type of oral contraceptive that contain synthetic progestogens and do not contain estrogens. [4] They are primarily used for the prevention of undesired pregnancy, although additional medical uses also exist.

  6. List of drugs: O–Op - Wikipedia

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    This multi-page article lists pharmaceutical drugs alphabetically by name. Many drugs have more than one name and, therefore, the same drug may be listed more than once. ...

  7. Dienogest - Wikipedia

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    The pharmacokinetics of dienogest are linear; single oral doses of dienogest were found to result in maximal levels of 28 ng/mL with 1 mg, 54 ng/mL with 2 mg, 101 ng/mL with 4 mg, and 212 ng/mL with 8 mg. [7] The corresponding area-under-the-curve levels were 306, 577, 1153, and 2293 ng/mL, respectively. [7]

  8. Generic Product Identifier - Wikipedia

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    The first six characters of the GPI define the therapeutic class code, the next two pairs the drug name, and the last four define route, dosage or strength. For example GPI 58-20-00-60-10-01-05 is for the drug nortriptyline HCl cap 10 mg (an antidepressant) and can be further classified as follows: [1]

  9. Combined oral contraceptive pill - Wikipedia

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    In March 1960, the Birmingham FPA began trials of noretynodrel 2.5 mg + mestranol 50 μg, but a high pregnancy rate initially occurred when the pills accidentally contained only 36 μg of mestranol—the trials were continued with noretynodrel 5 mg + mestranol 75 μg (Conovid in the UK, Enovid 5 mg in the US). [223]