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2. Norgestrel - Wikipedia

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   The ovulation-inhibiting dosage of levonorgestrel, which is twice as potent as norgestrel, is approximately 50 to 60 μg/day. [6] [18] [17] One review lists the ovulation-inhibiting dose of norgestrel as 100 μg/day. [19]

3. Extended cycle combined hormonal contraceptive - Wikipedia

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   Extended cycle use of COCPs may also be called menstrual suppression, [2] although other hormonal medications or medication delivery systems (hormonal intrauterine devices—IUDs) may also be used to suppress menses. Any brand of combined oral contraceptive pills can be used in an extended or continuous manner by simply discarding the placebo ...

4. Levonorgestrel - Wikipedia

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   Levonorgestrel, also known as 17α-ethynyl-18-methyl-19-nortestosterone or as 17α-ethynyl-18-methylestr-4-en-17β-ol-3-one, is a synthetic estrane steroid and a derivative of testosterone. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] It is the C13β or levorotatory stereoisomer and enantiopure form of norgestrel , the C13α or dextrorotatory isomer being inactive.

5. What you need to know about over-the-counter birth control

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   OTC emergency contraception pills in the U.S. contain levonorgestrel, which is in a class of medications called progestins (which are a synthetic form of the hormone progesterone).

6. 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 ...

7. Yuzpe regimen - Wikipedia

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   The Yuzpe regimen is a method of emergency contraception that uses a combination of ethinyl estradiol and levonorgestrel, specifically 1 mg of norgestrel (or 0.50mg of levonorgestrel) and 100 mcg of ethinyl estradiol ASAP and again in 12 hrs.