Anagestone

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Anagestone
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Synonyms Anapregnone; 3-Deketo-6α-methyl-17α-hydroxyprogesterone; 6α-Methyl-17α-hydroxypregn-4-en-20-one
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C22H34O2
Molar mass 330.504 g/mol
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Anagestone (INN), also known as 3-deketo-6α-methyl-17α-hydroxyprogesterone or as 6α-methyl-17α-hydroxypregn-4-en-20-one, is a progestin which was never marketed. [1]

Progestin Steroidal compounds related to progesterone, the major mammalian progestational hormone

A progestin (P) is a type of medication which is used most commonly in hormonal birth control and menopausal hormone therapy. They can also be used in the treatment of gynecological conditions, to support fertility and pregnancy, to lower sex hormone levels for various purposes, and for other indications. Progestins are used alone or in combination with estrogens. They are available in a wide variety of formulations and for use by many different routes of administration.

An acylated derivative, anagestone acetate, was formerly used clinically as a pharmaceutical drug. [1]

Anagestone acetate chemical compound

Anagestone acetate, sold under the brand names Anatropin and Neo-Novum, is a progestin medication which was withdrawn from medical use.

Drug chemical substance having an effect on the body

A drug is any substance that, when inhaled, injected, smoked, consumed, absorbed via a patch on the skin, or dissolved under the tongue causes a physiological change in the body.

While anagestone is sometimes used as a synonym for anagestone acetate, it usually refers to anagestone acetate, not anagestone.

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