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progestagen

(prō-jĕs′tŭ-jĕn) [ progesta(tional) + ″]

A synthetic compound that mimics the physiological effects of progesterone.

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contraception

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Managing the parturition time using progestagen supplementation

Prepartum progestagen supplementation in swine: a strategy to facilitate piglet care and prevent early parturition/Suplementacao de progestagenos no pre-parto em suinos: estrategia para facilitar assistencia aos leitoes e evitar partos precoces

Estrous synchronization can be managed by different programs including single or combined use of hormones such as progestagens, estrogens, melatonin, PGF2[alpha], PMSG, hCG, GnRH in breeding, transition or anestrous seasons in goats (Alaam, 2005; Titi et al., 2010; Alkan et al., 2012).

EFFECT OF ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOLS INCLUDING PGF2[alpha] AND GnRH ON FERTILITY PARAMETERS IN HAIR GOATS DURING BREEDING SEASON

Leyva V, Buckrell BC, Walton JS (1998) Regulation of follicular activity and ovulation in ewes by exogenous progestagen. Theriogenol 50: 395-416.

Selenio y vitamina e en la fertilidad de ovejas Pelibuey sincronizadas con progesterona

Preovulatory follicle development in goats following oestrous synchronization with progestagens or prostaglandins.

Using the same CIDR up to three times for estrus synchronization and artificial insemination in dairy goats/Uso do mesmo CIDR por ate tres vezes para sincronizacao do estro e inseminacao artificial de cabras leiteiras

Effect of two different treatments with progestagens on heat synchronization in colombian creole sheep.

Reutilizacion del dispositivo de progesterona (CIDR) asociado con protocolos de corta duracion en cabras

Women with early stage breast cancer requiring postoperative adjuvant tamoxifen were eligible after completion of postoperative radio and chemotherapy, no history of progestagen treatment since the diagnosis of breast cancer, no known allergy to polyethylene , healthy pelvic organs by physical examination and ultrasonography, satisfactory hysteroscopic assessment with all surfaces of the uterine cavity clearly visualized, uterine cavity less than 8 cm measured by transvaginal ultrasound, and age less than 60 years.

The use of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system in prevention of endometrial pathology in women with breast cancer treated with tamoxifen

Local versus systemic effects of exogenous estradiol-17P on ovarian follicular dynamics in heifers with progestagen implants.

Estrus and ovulation synchronization using short-term protocols during the previous reproductive season in Suffolk ewes/Sincronizacao do estro e da ovulacao utilizando protocolos de curta duracao durante a pre-estacao reprodutiva em ovelhas Suffolk

Humans make three estrogens (estriol, estradiol, and estrone), and one progestagen (progesterone).

Why Suzanne Somers is wrong about hormones

(24) The effect of different Progestagens as a component of CCHT on mammographic density is still debated.

Prospective, randomized, assessor-blind comparative trial of the effects of menopausal hormone therapy with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems and other regimens on mammographic density

The coil releases the hormone progestagen and one of its effects is to reduce the thickness of the womb wall.

Contraceptive coil may cut risk of womb cancer, say scientists

Carcinogenicity of combined oestrogen progestagen contraceptives and menopausal treatment.

The federal government and academic texts as barriers to informed consent

All ewes were synchronized in estrus, using progestagen sponges, before mating to rams from the same genotype and source.

Cellular and hormonal disruption of fetal testis development in sheep reared on pasture treated with sewage sludge