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Medicines > classes: [[:Category:Progestins|Progestin (synthetic progestogen)]]

& duration

: ~24 hours per dose (strict timing required for POP — within 3-hour window each day)

or ~7-8 hours

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Norethindrone (norethisterone outside US) (1)

Aygestin (5 mg, Rx); Camila, Errin, Heather, Jolivette, Nor-QD, Ortho Micronor, Sharobel (0.35 mg POPs); component of many COCs (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-000013EE-QINU`"' Higher-dose Aygestin (5 mg) achieves more reliable ovulation suppression and is used for endometriosis and DUB. POP requires strict daily timing because the 24-hour cervical-mucus effect window is narrower than COC'"`UNIQ--ref-000013EF-QINU`"'. (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-000013F0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000013F1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000013F2-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000013F3-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000013F4-QINU`"' (1)

POP: 0.35 mg PO daily continuously (no placebo week); high-dose 5 mg Aygestin for amenorrhea/endometriosis 5-10 mg/d (1)

0.35 mg POP tablets; 5 mg tablets (Aygestin); component of COCs and combination HRT (1)

Indication-specific (1)

Oral (1)

Contraception within 48 hours of starting (POP); endometrial effects days (1)

~8 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-000013F5-QINU`"' (1)

~65% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-000013F6-QINU`"' (1)

Contraindicated in known pregnancy (Aygestin); the 0.35 mg POP is not teratogenic and does not need to be discontinued before conception planning.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (note: norgestrel 0.075 mg POP is now OTC as Opill since 2023, but norethindrone POP remains Rx) (1)

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