Template:Oral potencies of progestogens

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]