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Can utrogestan be used as a contraceptive?

By Andrea Rodrigo B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist).
Last Update: 05/09/2025

No. Although utrogestan can cause hormonal imbalances leading to anovulation and/or absence of menstruation, it has no contraceptive effect and should not be used as such.

There are contraceptives whose active ingredient is progesterone, but at doses and forms of use different from those of utrogestan.

 Andrea Rodrigo
Andrea Rodrigo
B.Sc., M.Sc.
Embryologist
Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia along with the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Postgraduate course in Medical Genetics.
Embryologist. Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Master's Degree in Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction from the University of Valencia along with the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI). Postgraduate course in Medical Genetics.