Lynestrenol is a progestogen hormone. It is a synthetic orally-available progestagen associated with numerous effects of the natural progesterone hormone. Lynestrenol has a strong progestational effect on the uterine endometrium (transforming proliferative endometrium into secretory one) inhibits secretion of gonadotropin suppresses maturation of follicles in the ovaries and ovulation reduces menstrual bleeding.
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