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Dydrogesterone

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Definition: A synthetic progestational hormone with no androgenic or estrogenic properties. Unlike many other progestational compounds, dydrogesterone produces no increase in temperature and does not inhibit OVULATION.     
Pharmacological Action Progestins 		Other names Isopregnenone; 6 Dehydro 9 beta 10 alpha progesterone; Solvay Brand of Dydrogesterone; Duphaston; Dehydrogesterone; 6-Dehydro-9 beta-10 alpha-progesteroneDrugs* : GYNOREST
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
20-alpha-dihydrodydrogesterone  0   Dydrogesterone/*analogs & derivatives. Eur J Cancer 2002 Nov;38 Suppl 6:S69-70
femoston  0   *Dydrogesterone *Estradiol Drug Combinations Hormone Replacement Therapy. Med Sci Monit 2002 Sep;8(9):PI78-84
dihydroxydydrogesterone  0   Dydrogesterone/*analogs & derivatives. Maturitas 1995 Apr;21(3):237-43
21-hydroxy-9beta,10alpha-pregna-5,7-diene-3-ol-20-one  86416-32-2 Pregna-5,7-dien-20-one, 3,21-dihydroxy-, (3beta,9beta,10alpha)  Dydrogesterone/*analogs & derivatives. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 1983;8(1):69
6-methyl-16 alpha,17 alpha-cyclohexylpregna-4,6-dien-3,20-dione  77145-92-7 16,24-Cyclo-21-norchola-4,6-dien-3-one, 17-acetyl-6-methyl-, (16beta,17alpha)-, mixt. with (17alpha)-3-methoxy-19-norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yn-17-ol  Dydrogesterone/*analogs & derivatives. Farmakol Toksikol 1981;44(1):95

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