medroxyprogesterone
- noun
- /ˌmɛdroʊksiprəˈdʒɛstəroʊn/
- Specialized
:
medroxiprogesterona
- It is used as a long-acting contraceptive that, once administered, leaves a pool of medroxyprogesterone in the muscle, which is gradually released over a period of 12 weeks.
- medroxyprogesterone acetate
Examples
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In the case reported herein, we initially stopped medroxyprogesterone (due to menorrhagia associated with coumarin).
Academic text (2007) -
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (Sayana Press): St. John's wort and hormonal contraception.
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Depo-Provera contains medroxyprogesterone acetate, a form of progesterone.
Academic text (2012) -
In patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, both acetazolamide and medroxyprogesterone acetate have favorable effects on blood gas parameters.
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With pharmacological therapy (acetazolamide, medroxyprogesterone, and theophylline), the CSR resolved.
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Keywords: Acetazolamide; Cheyne-Stokes respiration; Medroxyprogesterone; Respiratory failure; Stroke; Theophylline.
Academic text (2007) -
Any woman whose biopsy showed atypical hyperplasia was withdrawn from ESPRIT treatment and immediately started on three months of cyclical medroxyprogesterone acetate.
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Some women are reporting after stopping Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate), a quarterly injectable progesterone-only contraceptive method.
Blog text (5) -
Oral medroxyprogesterone (50 mg once a day), acetazolamide (250 mg bid), and theophylline (200 mg bid) were commenced in addition to oxygen therapy.
Academic text (2007) -
The doctor prescribed medroxyprogesterone to help regulate my menstrual cycle.
Synonyms
4
7.2
A medicine with a hormone that helps control periods and other hormone problems
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7.0
A man-made hormone used in birth control pills and hormone therapy
Surface Forms
Morphology
medroxyprogesterone = progesterone (opaque) = medroxy + progesterone
The prefix 'medroxy' is a specialized chemical combining form indicating structural modification and is not interpretable by general learners, so the compound's meaning is not derivable from ordinary English knowledge of 'progesterone'.
Etymology
Medroxyprogesterone names a man-made form of the natural hormone progesterone, and the pro- part means 'for' and points to 'pregnancy' (as in gestation). The medroxy- part shows small chemical changes, so medroxyprogesterone is literally a modified progesterone used in medicines for menstrual problems and hormone therapy.