Quingestanol acetate

Quingestanol acetate
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(17β)-3-(Cyclopentyloxy)-17-ethynylestra-3,5-dien-17-yl acetate
Clinical data
Legal status
  • (Prescription only)
Routes of
administration
Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number 3000-39-3
ATC code G03AC04
G03AA02 (with an estrogen)
PubChem CID 18142
ChemSpider 17136
Chemical data
Formula C27H36O3
Molar mass 408.573 g/mol

Quingestanol acetate (INN, USAN) (brand names Demovis, Pilomin), also known as 3-cyclopentyl norethisterone acetate[1] or as noretynodrel acetate 3-cyclopentyl ether,[2] is a steroidal progestin with some androgenic activity which is used as an oral, once-a-month or postcoital hormonal contraceptive.[3][4][5][6]

See also

References

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  2. D F Hawkins; M G Elder (22 October 2013). Human Fertility Control: Theory and Practice. Elsevier Science. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-1-4831-6361-1.
  3. F.. Macdonald (1997). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. p. 1721. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. Giannina T, Steinetz BG, Rassaert CL, McDougall EA, Meli A (July 1969). "Biological profile of quingestanol acetate". Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine. Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (New York, N.Y.) 131 (3): 781–9. doi:10.3181/00379727-131-33977. PMID 5815452.
  5. Mischler TW, Rubio B, Larranaga A, Guiloff E, Moggia AV (March 1974). "Further experience with quingestanol acetate as a postcoital oral contraceptive". Contraception 9 (3): 221–5. doi:10.1016/0010-7824(74)90013-4. PMID 4613534.
  6. Donde UM, Virkar KD (June 1975). "Biochemical studies with once-a-month contraceptive pill containing quinestrol-quingestanol acetate". Contraception 11 (6): 681–8. doi:10.1016/0010-7824(75)90065-7. PMID 1137940.



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