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    Glossary Dienogest

    synthetic hormone used in birth control and endometriosis treatment

    Dienogest is a synthetic hormone that mimics the effects of progesterone, a natural hormone in the body. It is commonly used in birth control pills and to treat conditions like endometriosis by reducing the growth of endometrial tissue.

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    1. Dienogest Drugs · 1998 · 64 citations
    2. Noncontraceptive benefits of the estradiol valerate/dienogest combined oral contraceptive: a review of the literature International Journal of Women's Health · 2014 · 16 citations
    3. Dienogest vs. combined oral contraceptive: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of efficacy and side effects to inform evidence‐based guidelines Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025 · 8 citations
    4. Dienogest versus gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues for the clinical treatment of endometriosis: an updated meta-analysis International Journal of Scientific Reports · 2024
    5. THE TREATMENT OF HIRSUTISM WITH A COMBINATION OF DESOGESTREL AND ETHINYL OESTRADIOL Clinical endocrinology · 1985 · 64 citations
    6. EFFECTS OF A LOW‐DOSE DESOGESTREL‐ETHINYLESTRADIOL COMBINATION ON HIRSUTISM, ANDROGENS AND SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN IN WOMEN WITH A POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 1985 · 53 citations
    7. The effect of an oral contraceptive containing ethinylestradiol and desogestrel on hair growth and hormonal parameters of hirsute women International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics · 1986 · 11 citations
    8. Effectiveness of Low-dose Ethinylestradiol/Cyproterone Acetate and Ethinylestradiol/Desogestrel with and without Metformin on Hirsutism in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Randomized, Double-blind, Triple-dummy Study. PubMed · 2020 · 5 citations
    9. Effect of a combination of ethinylestradiol and desogestrel in adolescents with oligomenorrhea and ovarian hyperandrogenism European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology · 1987 · 5 citations
    10. Effects of Oral Contraceptives Containing Desogestrel and Drospirenone on Clinical, Hormonal, and Metabolic Parameters of the Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Randomized Clinical Trial Scientific Journal of Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences · 2022
    11. Suppression of spermatogenesis with desogestrel and testosterone pellets is not enhanced by addition of finasteride. PubMed · 2001 · 31 citations
    12. Effects of a phasic oral contraceptive containing desogestrel on facial seborrhea and acne Contraception · 2003 · 11 citations
    13. Inhibition of skin 5α-reductase by oral contraceptive progestins<i>in vitro</i> Gynecological Endocrinology · 2000 · 78 citations
    14. Venous and pulmonary thromboembolism and combined hormonal contraceptives. Systematic review and meta-analysis The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care · 2012 · 63 citations
    15. Progestogens in menopausal hormone therapy Przeglad Menopauzalny · 2015 · 10 citations
    16. Use of combined oral contraceptives and risk of venous thromboembolism in young women: a nested case–control analysis using German claims data BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2022 · 3 citations
    17. Diagnostik und Therapie der kutanen Androgenisierung im klimakterischen Übergang sowie in der Peri- und Postmenopause: Hirsutismus und Alopezie Journal für Kardiologie (Krause & Pachernegg GmbH) · 2012 · 2 citations
    18. Clinical experience with Valette® ˜The œEuropean journal of contraception & reproductive health care · 1999 · 1 citations
    19. Polycystic ovary syndrome and estroprogestins Minerva Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2025
    20. Therapeutic and skincare products used in hirsutism and hypertrichosis Polish Journal of Public Health · 2024
    21. The Role of Oral Contraceptives in the Treatment of Hyperandrogenic Disorders ˜The œAmerican journal of medicine · 1995 · 57 citations
    22. Combined hormonal contraception and venous thromboembolism The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care · 2007 · 46 citations
    23. A Review of Androgen‐Progestin Regimens for Male Contraception Andrology · 2003 · 43 citations
    24. Steroid 5&#945;-Reductase Inhibitors Mini-reviews in Medicinal Chemistry · 2003 · 42 citations
    25. Interventions for hirsutism excluding laser and photoepilation therapy alone: abridged Cochrane systematic review includingGRADEassessments 2016 · 30 citations
    26. Androgenic effects of oral contraceptives: Implications for patient compliance The American Journal of Medicine · 1995 · 22 citations
    27. Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Pharmacological Activity of New Steroidal Antiandrogens and 5α-Reductase Inhibitors Current Medicinal Chemistry · 2005 · 20 citations
    28. Effects of oral contraceptives on the quality of life of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a crossover randomized controlled trial Health and Quality of Life Outcomes · 2020 · 7 citations
    29. Hormonal and clinic evaluation of patients with moderate body hair growth Contraception · 1993 · 3 citations
    30. Sex Hormones: Hormonal Contraception and Hormone Replacement Therapy 2019 · 2 citations