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Mestranol
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Systematic (IUPAC) name |
(8S,9S,13S,14S,17S)-17-ethynyl-3-methoxy-
13-methyl-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-
cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-ol |
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CAS number |
72-33-3 |
ATC code |
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PubChem |
6291 |
Chemical data |
Formula |
C21H26O2 |
Mol. mass |
310.43 g/mol |
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Excretion |
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Mestranol is the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol. It was the estrogen used in many of the first oral contraceptives.
It is a biologically inactive prodrug of ethinylestradiol to which it is demethylated in the liver with a conversion efficiency of 70% (50 µg of mestranol is pharmacokinetically bioequivalent to 35 µg of ethinylestradiol).[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Faigle, Johann W.; Schenkel, Lotte (1998). "Pharmacokinetics of estrogens and progestogens", in in Fraser, Ian S. (ed.): Estrogens and Progestogens in Clinical Practice. London: Churchill Livingstone, pp. 273-294. ISBN 0-443-04706-5.
Sex hormones and related agents (primarily G03, also L02, H01C) - human endogenous in CAPS |
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Progestogens:
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PROGESTERONE, Dienogest, Desogestrel, Drospirenone, Dydrogesterone, Ethisterone, Etonogestrel, Ethynodiol diacetate, Gestodene, Gestonorone, Levonorgestrel, Lynestrenol, Medroxyprogesterone, Megestrol, Norelgestromin, Norethisterone, Norethynodrel, Norgestimate, Norgestrel, Norgestrienone, Tibolone
Selective progesterone receptor modulator: Asoprisnil, CDB-4124
Antiprogestogen: Mifepristone
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Androgens:
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TESTOSTERONE, Androstanolone, Fluoxymesterone, Mesterolone, Methyltestosterone, (see also anabolic steroids)
Antiandrogens: Bicalutamide, Cyproterone, Dienogest, Flutamide, Nilutamide, Spironolactone
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Estrogens:
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ESTRADIOL, ESTRIOL, ESTRONE, Chlorotrianisene, Dienestrol, Diethylstilbestrol, Ethinylestradiol, Fosfestrol, Mestranol, Polyestradiol phosphate
Selective estrogen receptor modulator: Afimoxifene, Arzoxifene, Bazedoxifene, Clomifene, Fulvestrant, Lasofoxifene, Raloxifene, Tamoxifen, Toremifene
Aromatase inhibitor: Aminogluthetimide, Anastrozole, Atamestane, Exemestane, Formestane, Letrozole, Vorozole
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Gonadotropins:
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GnRH:
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