progestin vs sex hormone

progestin and sex hormone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
progestin	Yes	No	No	No
sex hormone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sex hormone is a hypernym of progestin; that is, sex hormone is a word with a broader meaning than progestin:

progestin: any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone
sex hormone: any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

Other hypernyms of progestin include steroid, steroid hormone.

progestin (noun)	sex hormone (noun)
any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone	any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs