Norgesterone
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Norgesterone, also known as norvinodrel or vinylestrenolone and sold under the brand name Vestalin, is a
birth control pills for women but is now no longer marketed.[1][2][3][4] It was used in combination with the estrogen ethinylestradiol.[2][3][4] It is taken by mouth.[5][6]
Norgesterone is a progestin, or a
synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone.[7] It has no androgenic activity.[7]
Norgesterone was first described in 1962.[8][9] It is no longer available.[10]
Medical uses
Norgesterone was used in combination with
Pharmacology
Pharmacodynamics
Norgesterone is a
Chemistry
Norgesterone, also known as 17α-vinyl-δ5(10)-19-nortestosterone or as 17α-vinylestr-5(10)-en-17β-ol-3-one, is a
19-nortestosterone.[1] Analogues of norgesterone include norvinisterone (17α-vinyl-19-nortestosterone) and vinyltestosterone (17α-vinyltestosterone).[1]
History
Norgesterone was first described in 1962.[8][9]
Society and culture
Generic names
Norgesterone is the
INN.[1] It has also been referred to as norvinodrel, vinylestrenolone, and vinylnoretynodrel.[1][11]
Brand names
Norgesterone was marketed in combination with
Availability
Norgesterone is no longer marketed and hence is no longer available in any country.[10]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
- ^ PMID 12254511.
- ^ ISBN 9780080157450.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-566-08411-9.
- PMID 5997085.
- PMID 4140086. Archived from the originalon 2018-02-28.
- ^ ISSN 0039-128X.
- ^ a b "Steroid hormone compositions and method of using same".
- ^ PMID 13883015.
- ^ a b c http://www.micromedexsolutions.com/micromedex2/[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 978-1-4612-5064-7.