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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for PRASTERONE OR PREGNENOLONE OR PROGESTERONE OR TESTOSTERONE
  1. Intrauterine device (image) 
    ... uses copper as the active contraceptive, others use progesterone in a plastic device. IUDs are very effective ... less than 2% chance per year for the progesterone IUD, less than 1% chance per year for ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17078.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Gonadotropins (image) 
    ... in turn control the release of sex hormones (testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone). In children, these hormones govern the onset of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17228.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Birth control pill - series (image) 
    The progesterone in birth control pills creates a thick cervical mucus, making it difficult for sperm to reach the ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100108_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Overproductive ovaries (image) 
    ... ovaries produce too much androgen (hormones such as testosterone), a woman may develop male characteristics. This ovarian ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17112.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Menopause (image) 
    ... the production of the female hormones estrogen and progesterone.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17252.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Adrenal glands (image) 
    ... steroids that can be converted into estrogen and testosterone. They also produce the hormones adrenalin (epinephrine) and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8720.htm - Medical Encyclopedia