levonorgestrel implant
(lēv´
norjes´trl),
n brand name: Norplant System;
drug class: contraceptive system;
action: as a progestin, transforms proliferative endometrium into secretory endometrium; inhibits secretion of pituitary gonadotropins, which prevents follicular maturation and ovulation;
use: prevention of pregnancy.
norjes´trl), n brand name: Norplant System;
drug class: contraceptive system;
action: as a progestin, transforms proliferative endometrium into secretory endometrium; inhibits secretion of pituitary gonadotropins, which prevents follicular maturation and ovulation;
use: prevention of pregnancy.
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