Progestogen-only contraception

{{Infobox Birth control

| name = Progestogen-only contraception

| bc_type = Hormonal

| reversibility = Yes

| STD_protection_YesNo = No

}}

Progestogen-only contraception (or progestin-only contraception) relies on progestogens alone to achieve contraception.{{cite journal | vauthors = Erkkola R, Landgren BM | title = Role of progestins in contraception | journal = Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand | volume = 84 | issue = 3 | pages = 207–16 | date = March 2005 | pmid = 15715527 | doi = 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00759.x | s2cid = 6887415 | doi-access = free }} It is one of the two major types of hormonal contraception, with the other major type being combined hormonal contraceptive methods (including both estrogen and a progestogen). There are several progestogen only contraceptive methods:

• Progestogen-only pills ("mini-pills") (e.g., desogestrel, norethisterone)
• Progestogen-only emergency pills ("day-after pills") (e.g., levonorgestrel)
• Progestogen-only implants (e.g., etonogestrel implant, levonorgestrel implant)
• Progestogen-only injectables (e.g., medroxyprogesterone acetate, norethisterone enanthate)
• Progestogen-only intrauterine devices (e.g., levonorgestrel, progesterone)