levonorgestrel
nounUK /ˌliː.vəʊ.nɔːˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹl̩/ · US /ˌli.və.nɔɹˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹəl/
Etymology From levo- + norgestrel.
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Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences A synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives.
- The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started using intrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t used any type of hormonal contraceptive.2024 October 17, Deidre McPhillips, “Some IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low”, in CNN:
- Related terms
- dexnorgestrel