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Norethindrone  

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Entry terms

  • 19-Norpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 17-hydroxy-, (17alpha)-
  • Ethinylnortestosterone
  • Norethisterone
  • Norpregneninolone

Scope note

  • A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of PROGESTERONE but functioning as a more potent inhibitor of ovulation. It has weak estrogenic and androgenic properties. The hormone has been used in treating amenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, endometriosis, and for CONTRACEPTION.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009640

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