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Other names | 16-Methylene-17α-acetoxyprogesterone; 16-Methylene-17α-acetoxypregn-4-en-3,20-dione |
Drug class | Progestogen; Progestin; Progestogen ester |
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Formula | C24H32O4 |
Molar mass | 384.516 g·mol−1 |
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16-Methylene-17α-hydroxyprogesterone acetate is a progestin of the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone group which was never marketed.[1][2][3][4][5] Given orally, it shows about 2.5-fold the progestogenic activity of parenteral progesterone in animal bioassays.[5] It is a parent compound of the following clinically used progestins:[6][7]
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