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Template:Oral potencies of progestogens

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Oral potencies of progestogens[data 1]
Compound Doses for specific uses (mg/day)[a]
OID TFD MDT BCPD ECD
Cycle Daily
Allylestrenol 25150–30030
Bromoketoprogesterone[b] 100–160
Chlormadinone acetate 1.5–4.020–303–101.0–4.02.05–10
Cyproterone acetate 1.020–301.0–3.01.0–4.02.01.0
Desogestrel 0.060.4–2.50.150.250.150.15
Dienogest 1.06.0–6.32.0–3.02.0
Drospirenone 2.040–803.02.0
Dydrogesterone >30140–20010–202010
Ethisterone 200–70050–250
Etynodiol diacetate 2.010–151.01.0–20
Gestodene 0.032.0–3.00.06–0.0750.20
Hydroxyprogest. acetate 70–125100
Hydroxyprogest. caproate 700–140070
Levonorgestrel 0.052.5–6.00.15–0.250.50.1–0.150.075
Lynestrenol 2.035–1505.010
Medrogestone 1050–100101510
Medroxyprogest. acetate 1040–1202.5–1020–305–105.0
Megestrol acetate >5[c]30–705–101.0–5.05.0
Nomegestrol acetate 1.25–5.01005.02.53.75–5.0
Norethandrolone[b] 10
Norethisterone 0.4–0.5100–1505–1010–150.50.7–1.0
Norethisterone acetate 0.530–602.5–5.07.50.61.0
Norethist. acetate (micron.) 12–14
Noretynodrel 4.0150–200142.5–10
Norgestimate 0.22.0–100.250.09
Norgestrel 0.1120.5–2.0
Normethandrone 15010
Progesterone (non-micron.) >300[d]
Progesterone (micronized) 4200200–3001000200
Promegestone 0.5100.50.5
Tibolone 2.5
Trengestone 50–70
Trimegestone 0.50.25–0.50.0625–0.5
Notes and sources
  1. Dosages are expressed in mg/day unless otherwise noted.
  2. 1 2 Never marketed as a progestogen.
  3. The exact OID of MGA is unknown, but it is known to be greater than 5 mg/day.[21][22][23]
  4. Ovulation inhibition rate with 300 to 1,000 mg/day oral non-micronized P4 was incomplete.[24][15][25][26][27][28]