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minipill /min·i·pill/ (min´e-pil) an oral contraceptive consisting of a small daily dose of a progestational agent.

minipill

Gynecology An OC that contains a very low dose of progestin, a low-dose synthetic progesterone norethindrone, and minimal estrogen; MP ↓ sperm penetration of cervical mucus, interferes with luteinization and implantation and ↓ gonadotropin secretion; it may be less effective than combined OCs and IS associated with dysmenorrhea. See Oral contraceptive. Cf Norplant, RU 486.

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acitretin pill			The standalone progestin pill, also known as the minipill, is a good oral contraceptive with less adverse reactions. Do Birth Control Pills Help Your Acne? by 10acne.com - / Health care industry community Women using contraception that doesn't contain oestrogen, eg the injection or minipill, may, over many years, develop a slight oestrogen deficiency and require oestrogen supplements. Sex clinic; Dr Catherine Hood, 33, advises on sexual- health matters ... by The Mirror (London, England) The minipill was introduced because the estrogen in combined preparations was thought to be responsible for most of the side effects of oral contraceptives. Preventing pregnancies to prevent abortions by Medical Update			minimal residue diet minimal response minimally invasive cardiac surgery minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery minimally invasive surgery minimization minimum minimum alveolar concentration minimum bactericidal concentration minimum cognoscible minimum daily requirement minimum daily requirements minimum dose minimum effective concentration Minimum erythema dose Minimum Essential Drug Information Checklist (MEDIC) minimum hemagglutinating dose minimum hemolytic dose minimum inhibitory concentration minimum legible minimum lethal dose Minimum phototoxic dose minimum risk level minimum separable minimum visible minipill miniplate Minipress miniprotein ministroke Ministry of Indian Affairs minisuction Minivent ventilator mink Minneapolis plan Minnesota disease reporting system Minnesota Multiphasic Personality inventory Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory test Minnesota Starvation Experiment Minnesota tube minnie-minnie Minocin minocycline minocycline HCl minocycline hydrochloride minor minor agglutinin minor arterial circle of iris minor arterial circle of the iris minor cancer			Mininum wage Mininum wage Mininum wage minion Minion (disambiguation) Minion Master Minionette Minioning Minionize Minionlike Minions Minions Minions of Abyss Minions of Mirth Minionship Miniopterinae Miniopterus Minioptic Stereo Evaluation System Minious MinIP minipark Minipci miniphone connector Miniphone to Hot Shoe Female 1 Miniphone to Personal Computer Female Adapter Minipiano Minipig Research Forum minipill miniplasmid miniplate miniplate osteosynthesis miniplate osteosynthesis Minipreparation Minipreparation Minipreparation Minipress Minipress Minipress xl Minipress xl miniprinter miniprotein Miniquasar MINIRAD MINIRAWIN Minirin Minirin Miniroot minis minis Minis of Wellington Owners Group Minis of Windsor Owners Group minisat Minisatellite Minisatellite Variant Repeat Mapping by Polymerase Chain Reaction minischool miniscule miniscule Miniscus

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