- Lo/Ovral
- (lo-oґvral) trademark for combination preparations of norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Lo/Ovral
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Ovral — Ov·ral (ōvґral) trademark for combination preparations of norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol … Medical dictionary
Ovral — noun trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel • Hypernyms: ↑pill, ↑birth control pill, ↑contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive, ↑anovulatory drug, ↑anovulant … Useful english dictionary
Lo/Ovral — noun trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel • Hypernyms: ↑pill, ↑birth control pill, ↑contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive, ↑anovulatory drug, ↑anovulant … Useful english dictionary
Emergency contraception — Background Birth control type Hormonal (progestin or others) or intra uterine First use 1970s Failure rates (per use) Perfect use ECP: see article text IUD: under 1% … Wikipedia
Oral contraceptive formulations — Oral contraceptives come in a variety of formulations. The main division is between combined oral contraceptive pills, containing both estrogen and synthetic progestogens (strictly progestins, the term used in the United States, but the former… … Wikipedia
anovulatory drug — noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception • Syn: ↑pill, ↑birth control pill, ↑contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive, ↑anovulant •… … Useful english dictionary
birth control pill — noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception • Syn: ↑pill, ↑contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive, ↑anovulatory drug, ↑anovulant •… … Useful english dictionary
contraceptive pill — noun a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception • Syn: ↑pill, ↑birth control pill, ↑oral contraceptive pill, ↑oral contraceptive, ↑anovulatory drug, ↑anovulant •… … Useful english dictionary
estradiol — noun the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer • Syn: ↑oestradiol • Hypernyms: ↑estrogen, ↑oestrogen • Substance Holonyms: ↑Loestrin, ↑Lo/Ovral, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
norgestrel — noun synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives • Hypernyms: ↑progestin, ↑progestogen • Substance Holonyms: ↑Lo/Ovral, ↑Ovral, ↑Ovrette … Useful english dictionary
