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Norgestrienone and Progesterone

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Difference between Norgestrienone and Progesterone

Norgestrienone vs. Progesterone

Norgestrienone, sold under the brand names Ogyline, Planor, and Miniplanor, is a progestin medication which has been used in birth control pills, sometimes in combination with ethinylestradiol. Progesterone (P4) is an endogenous steroid and progestogen sex hormone involved in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and embryogenesis of humans and other species.

Similarities between Norgestrienone and Progesterone

Norgestrienone and Progesterone have 13 things in common (in Unionpedia): Agonist, Aldosterone, Double bond, Ligand (biochemistry), Male contraceptive, Metabolism, Oral administration, Oral contraceptive pill, Pregnancy, Progesterone (medication), Progesterone receptor, Progestogen, Steroid.

Agonist

An agonist is a chemical that binds to a receptor and activates the receptor to produce a biological response.

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Aldosterone

Aldosterone, the main mineralocorticoid hormone, is a steroid hormone produced by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex in the adrenal gland.

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Double bond

A double bond in chemistry is a chemical bond between two chemical elements involving four bonding electrons instead of the usual two.

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Ligand (biochemistry)

In biochemistry and pharmacology, a ligand is a substance that forms a complex with a biomolecule to serve a biological purpose.

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Male contraceptive

Male contraceptives, also known as male birth control are methods of preventing pregnancy that primarily involve the male physiology.

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Metabolism

Metabolism (from μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical transformations within the cells of organisms.

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Oral administration

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Oral contraceptive pill

Oral contraceptives, abbreviated OCPs, also known as birth control pills, are medications taken by mouth for the purpose of birth control.

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Pregnancy

Pregnancy, also known as gestation, is the time during which one or more offspring develops inside a woman.

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Progesterone (medication)

Progesterone is a medication and naturally occurring steroid hormone.

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Progesterone receptor

The progesterone receptor (PR), also known as NR3C3 or nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 3, is a protein found inside cells.

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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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Steroid

A steroid is a biologically active organic compound with four rings arranged in a specific molecular configuration.

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Norgestrienone and Progesterone Comparison

Norgestrienone has 41 relations, while Progesterone has 284. As they have in common 13, the Jaccard index is 4.00% = 13 / (41 + 284).

References

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