What is the difference between progesterone and progestogen?
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Progestogens, also sometimes written progestagens or gestagens, are a class of steroid hormones that bind to and activate the progesterone receptor (PR). Progesterone is the major and most important progestogen in the body. ... Progestins are synthetic progestogens and are used in medicine.