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gestagen|ˈdʒɛstədʒən|
Also gestogen.
[f. gestation + -gen.]
Any substance, such as the sex hormone progesterone, having progestational effects. Hence gestaˈgenic a.
1948K. Miescher in Rec. Progr. Hormone Res. III. 47 The class of sexogens comprises the estrogens, the androgens, and the gestagens, as we propose to call the compounds with progestational action. 1949L. F. & M. Fieser Nat. Prod. related to Phenanthrene (ed. 3) iv. 300 There are two types of female sex hormones, exemplified by the estrogens: estradiol, estrone, and estriol; and by progesterone, the sole natural progestational hormone or gestogen. 1958Jrnl. Clin. Endocrinol. & Metabolism XVIII. 338 It has been generally supposed that progesterone is the only naturally occurring substance with a primarily gestagenic effect. 1962Lancet 2 June 1176/1 The addition of œstrogens to the commercial preparations of orally active gestagens has enhanced their efficacy in contraception. |
