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title: "Progestin vs progesterone: key differences"
description: "Progestins are synthetic progestogens, while progesterone is the body-identical hormone. Both may protect the uterus with estrogen, but effects differ."
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# Progestin vs progesterone: key differences

> Progestins are synthetic progestogens, while progesterone is the body-identical hormone. Both may protect the uterus with estrogen, but effects differ.

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