Assertion: contraceptive's progestin | /r/CapableOf | prevent ovulation
Facets:
value: by suppressing this secretion
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Combined oral contraceptives (COCs) contain an estrogen and a progestin to prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary), thin the uterine lining, and thicken cervical mucus making it impenetrable to sperm.
text: These contain an estrogen and a progestin to prevent ovulation (the release of an egg from an ovary), thin the uterine lining, and thicken cervical mucus making it impenetrable to sperm
text: Progestins to prevent ovulation [ edit ]
text: The progestin it releases also thickens your cervical mucus and can prevent ovulation.
text: Progestin prevents ovulation by suppressing this secretion of luteinizing hormone.
text: It contains two compounds similar to female hormones -- a synthetic estrogen called ethinyl estradiol and a synthetic progestin called levonorgestrel -- which prevent ovulation (the release of eggs from the ovaries).