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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 25 150–300 - 30 -
Bromoketoprogesterone[b] - - 100–160 - -
Chlormadinone acetate 1.5–4.0 20–30 3–10 1.0–4.0 2.0 5–10
Cyproterone acetate 1.0 20–30 1.0–3.0 1.0–4.0 2.0 1.0
Desogestrel 0.06 0.4–2.5 0.15 0.25 0.15 0.15
Dienogest 1.0 6.0–6.3 - - 2.0–3.0 2.0
Drospirenone 2.0 40–80 - - 3.0 2.0
Dydrogesterone >30 140–200 10–20 20 10
Ethisterone - 200–700 50–250 - -
Etynodiol diacetate 2.0 10–15 - 1.0 1.0–20 -
Gestodene 0.03 2.0–3.0 - - 0.06–0.075 0.20
Hydroxyprogest. acetate - - 70–125 - 100 -
Hydroxyprogest. caproate - 700–1400 70 - -
Levonorgestrel 0.05 2.5–6.0 0.15–0.25 0.5 0.1–0.15 0.075
Lynestrenol 2.0 35–150 5.0 10 - -
Medrogestone 10 50–100 10 15 10
Medroxyprogest. acetate 10 40–120 2.5–10 20–30 5–10 5.0
Megestrol acetate >5[c] 30–70 - 5–10 1.0–5.0 5.0
Nomegestrol acetate 1.25–5.0 100 5.0 - 2.5 3.75–5.0
Norethandrolone[b] - - 10 - -
Norethisterone 0.4–0.5 100–150 5–10 10–15 0.5 0.7–1.0
Norethisterone acetate 0.5 30–60 2.5–5.0 7.5 0.6 1.0
Norethist. acetate (micron.) - 12–14 - - -
Noretynodrel 4.0 150–200 - 14 2.5–10 -
Norgestimate 0.2 2.0–10 - - 0.25 0.09
Norgestrel 0.1 12 - 0.5–2.0 - -
Normethandrone - 150 10 - -
Progesterone (non-micron.) >300[d] - - - - -
Progesterone (micronized) - 4200 200–300 1000 200
Promegestone 0.5 10 0.5 - 0.5
Tibolone 2.5 - - - -
Trengestone - 50–70 - - -
Trimegestone 0.5 - 0.25–0.5 - 0.0625–0.5
Notes and sources
  1. ^ Dosages are expressed in mg/day unless otherwise noted
  2. ^ a b 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]