Name: | Ethynodiol Diacetate |
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PubChem Compound ID: | 201770 |
Description: | A synthetic progestational hormone used alone or in combination with estrogens as an oral contraceptive. |
Molecular formula: | C24H32O4 |
Molecular weight: | 384.508 g/mol |
Synonyms: |
17-alpha-Ethynyl-19-nor-delta(sup 4)-androstene-3,17-diacetoxy; 19-Nor-17-alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yne-3,17-beta-diol, diacetate; 6785-71-3; 19-Nor-17-alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yne-3,17-diol, diacetate
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Name: | Ethynodiol Diacetate |
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Name (isomeric): | DB00823 |
Drug Type: | small molecule |
Description: | A synthetic progestational hormone used alone or in combination with estrogens as an oral contraceptive. |
Synonyms: |
Etynodiol; Ethinodiol Diacetate; Ethynodiol
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Brand: | Continuin, Metrulen, Metrodiol, Metrodiol Diacetate, Luteonorm, Femulen, Ovulen 50, Luto-Metrodiol, Ovulen, Cervicundin |
Brand name mixture: | Demulen 50 (21 Day Pack)(Ethinyl Estradiol + Ethynodiol Diacetate), Demulen 30 (21 Day Pack)(Ethinyl Estradiol + Ethynodiol Diacetate), Demulen 50 (28 Day Pack)(Ethinyl Estradiol + Ethynodiol Diacetate), Demulen 30 (28 Day Pack)(Ethinyl Estradiol + Ethynodiol Diacetate) |
Category: | Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic |
CAS number: | 297-76-7 |
Indication: | For the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use this product as a method of contraception. |
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Pharmacology: |
Ethynodiol Diacetate is used as a female contraceptive. Ethynodiol Diacetate is a progestin or a synthetic form of the naturally occurring female sex hormone, progesterone. In a woman's normal menstrual cycle, an egg matures and is released from the ovaries (ovulation). The ovary then produces progesterone, preventing the release of further eggs an...
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Mechanism of Action: |
Binds to the progesterone and estrogen receptors. Target cells include the female reproductive tract, the mammary gland, the hypothalamus, and the pituitary. Once bound to the receptor, progestins like Ethynodiol Diacetate will slow the frequency of release of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus and blunt the pre-ovulatory L...
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Protein binding: | 50-85% |
Affected organisms: | Humans and other mammals |
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