Progestogen-only contraception (or progestin-only contraception) relies on progestogens alone to achieve contraception. It is one of the two major types of hormonal contraception, with the other major type being combined hormonal contraceptive methods (including both estrogen and a progestogen). There are several progestogen only contraceptive methods:
See also
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- (R)-DPN
- (S)-DPN
- (R,R)-THC
- (S,S)-THC
- 2,8-DHHHC
- 3α-Androstanediol
- 3β-Androstanediol
- 3α-Hydroxytibolone
- 3β-Hydroxytibolone
- 7-Oxo-DHEA
- 7α-Hydroxy-DHEA
- 7β-Hydroxyepiandrosterone
- 8β-VE2
- 16α-Hydroxy-DHEA
- 16α-Hydroxyestrone
- 16α-IE2
- 16α-LE2 (Cpd1471)
- Δ4-Androstenedione
- Δ5-Androstenediol
- 17α-Estradiol (alfatradiol)
- 17β-Estradiol (estradiol)
- Alestramustine
- Almestrone
- Anabolic steroids (prodrugs; e.g., testosterone, metandienone (methandrostenolone), others)
- Anethole
- Anol
- Atrimustine
- Benzestrol
- Bifluranol
- Bisdehydrodoisynolic acid
- Cadmium
- Carbestrol
- Chalconoids (e.g., isoliquiritigenin, phloretin, phlorizin (phloridzin), wedelolactone)
- Cloxestradiol
- Conjugated equine estrogens (e.g., sodium equilin sulfate, sodium equilenin sulfate)
- Coumestans (e.g., coumestrol, psoralidin)
- DHEA
- DHEA-S
- Deoxymiroestrol
- Dianethole
- Dianol
- Diarylpropionitrile
- Dieldrin
- Dienestrol
- Dienestrol acetate
- Diethylstilbestrol
- Diethylstilbestrol dipropionate
- Diosgenin
- Doisynoestrol (fenocycline)
- Doisynolic acid
- DY-131 (GSK-9089)
- Endosulfan
- Epiestriol
- Epimestrol
- ERB-196 (WAY-202196)
- Esterified estrogens (e.g., estrone sulfate, equilin sulfate, equilenin sulfate)
- Estetrol
- Estradiol benzoate
- Estradiol butyrylacetate
- Estradiol cypionate
- Estradiol dienanthate
- Estradiol dipropionate
- Estradiol diundecylate
- Estradiol diundecylenate
- Estradiol enanthate
- Estradiol furoate
- Estradiol hemihydrate
- Estradiol hemisuccinate
- Estradiol hexahydrobenzoate
- Estradiol monopropionate
- Estradiol palmitate
- Estradiol pivalate
- Estradiol propoxyphenylpropionate
- Estradiol stearate
- Estradiol succinate
- Estradiol undecylate
- Estradiol valerate
- Estramustine
- Estramustine phosphate
- Estrapronicate
- Estrazinol
- Estriol
- Estriol succinate
- Estriol tripropionate
- Estrobin (DBE)
- Estrofurate
- Estromustine
- Estrone
- Estrone acetate
- Estrone cyanate
- Estrone sulfate
- Estrone tetraacetylglucoside
- Estropipate
- Estropronicate
- Etamestrol (eptamestrol)
- Ethinyl estradiol
- Ethinyl estradiol 3-isopropylsulfonate
- Etynodiol diacetate
- Fenarimol
- Fenestrel
- FERb 033
- Flavonoids (incl. 7,8-DHF, 8-prenylnaringenin, apigenin, baicalein, baicalin, calycosin, catechin, daidzein, daidzin, ECG, EGCG, epicatechin, equol, formononetin, glabrene, glabridin, genistein, genistin, glycitein, kaempferol, liquiritigenin, mirificin, myricetin, naringenin, pinocembrin, prunetin, puerarin, quercetin, tectoridin, tectorigenin)
- Fosfestrol
- Furostilbestrol
- GSK-4716
- Hexestrol
- Hexestrol diacetate
- Hexestrol dicaprylate
- Hexestrol diphosphate
- Hexestrol dipropionate
- Hydroxyestrone diacetate
- Lavender oil
- Lignans (e.g., enterodiol, enterolactone)
- Mestranol
- Metalloestrogens (e.g., cadmium)
- Methallenestril
- Methestrol
- Methestrol dipropionate
- Methiocarb
- Methylestradiol
- Miroestrol
- Moxestrol
- Nilestriol
- Noretynodrel
- Orestrate
- Paroxypropione
- Phytosterols (e.g., β-sitosterol, campesterol, stigmasterol)
- Polyestradiol phosphate
- Prinaberel (ERB-041, WAY-202041)
- Propylpyrazoletriol
- Promestriene
- Resorcylic acid lactones (e.g., zearalanone, zearalenol, zearalenone, zeranal (zearalanol))
- Quadrosilan
- Quinestradol
- Quinestrol
- SKF-82,958
- Stilbenoids (e.g., resveratrol)
- Synthetic xenoestrogens (e.g., alkylphenols, bisphenols (e.g., BPA, BPF, BPS), DDT, parabens, PBBs, PHBA, phthalates, PCBs)
- WAY-166818
- WAY-200070
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- Antigonadotropins (e.g., androgens, estrogens, progestogens, prolactin)
- Calcitriol (vitamin D)
- GnRH agonists (e,g, GnRH, leuprorelin)
- GnRH antagonists (e.g., cetrorelix)
- Gonadotropins (e.g., FSH, hCG, LH)
- Kisspeptin
- Plasma proteins (ABP, albumin, SHBG)
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- Antigonadotropins (e.g., estrogens, progestogens, prolactin)
- GnRH agonists (e,g, GnRH, leuprorelin)
- GnRH antagonists (e.g., cetrorelix)
- Gonadotropins (e.g., FSH, hCG, LH)
- Kisspeptin
- Plasma proteins (ABP, albumin, SHBG)
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