desogestrel
- noun
- /ˌdɛzoʊˈdʒɛstrəl/
- Specialized
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desogestrel
- The doctor prescribed a birth control pill containing desogestrel to help prevent pregnancy.
- desogestrel users
- desogestrel OC
- desogestrel-containing
Examples
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In this study, almost all of the combined OCs with third-generation progestagens contained desogestrel.
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Among the 80 cases, 23 were current users of levonorgestrel, 30 of desogestrel, and 22 of gestodene; 5 cases occurred in past users.
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The risk estimates for desogestrel users remained high (1.8).
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In Hungary and Jamaica, no community control or matched case used desogestrel or gestodene.
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Thus, these community controls contributed little information on risks associated with desogestrel or gestodene, and they were not included in further analyses.
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In the non-Oxford centres, risk estimates for desogestrel and gestodene users compared with non-users were higher than they were in the Oxford region.
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In the Oxford region, adjustment for BMI decreased the risks for both desogestrel and gestodene, with little change in risk for levonorgestrel users.
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There were also differences in risk for desogestrel (adjusted RR=1.9) and gestodene (1.8) compared with levonorgestrel.
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After adjustment for BMI and a history of varicose veins, the risk estimates for desogestrel and gestodene were similar.
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The highest RR of 8.7 was for the desogestrel-containing monophasic OC.
Academic text (1995)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Desogestrel contains the part gest, the same root as gestation, which points to 'pregnancy' or 'to carry'. So desogestrel is a synthetic hormone used in birth control because it works on the body's pregnancy system to help prevent pregnancy.
