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Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate and Postmenopausal hormone therapy

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Difference between Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate and Postmenopausal hormone therapy

Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate vs. Postmenopausal hormone therapy

Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate (brand names Estrostep, Gildess, Junel, Loestrin, Microgestin, Minastrin, many others) is a combination of the estrogen ethinylestradiol and the progestin norethisterone acetate (norethindrone acetate) which is marketed under a large number of brand names throughout the world for use as a combined oral contraceptive. Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT), or postmenopausal hormone therapy (PHT, PMHT), also known as hormone replacement therapy in menopause, is a form of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) which is used in postmenopausal, perimenopausal, and surgically menopausal women.

Similarities between Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate and Postmenopausal hormone therapy

Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate and Postmenopausal hormone therapy have 5 things in common (in Unionpedia): Estrogen, Ethinylestradiol, Menopause, Progestin, Progestogen.

Estrogen

Estrogen, or oestrogen, is the primary female sex hormone.

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Ethinylestradiol

Ethinylestradiol (EE) is an estrogen medication which is used widely in birth control pills in combination with progestins.

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Menopause

Menopause, also known as the climacteric, is the time in most women's lives when menstrual periods stop permanently, and they are no longer able to bear children.

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Progestin

A progestin is a type of medication which is used most commonly in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone therapy.

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Progestogen

Progestogens, also sometimes spelled progestagens or gestagens, are a class of steroid hormones that bind to and activate the progesterone receptor (PR).

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Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate and Postmenopausal hormone therapy Comparison

Ethinylestradiol/norethisterone acetate has 16 relations, while Postmenopausal hormone therapy has 137. As they have in common 5, the Jaccard index is 3.27% = 5 / (16 + 137).

References

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