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Desogestrel

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Definition: A synthetic progestational hormone used often as the progestogenic component of combined oral contraceptive agents.     
Pharmacological Action Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic; Progestins 		Other names alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol, 13-Ethyl-11-methylen; Org2969; Org 2969; 13 Ethyl 11 methylene 18,19 dinor 17 alpha pregn 4; Organon Brand of Desogestrel; Org-2969; Marvelon; Cerazette; 13-Ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn-4
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
NuvaRing  0   *Drug Combinations Ethinyl Estradiol Desogestrel/analogs & derivatives. Hum Reprod. 2006 Sep;21(9):2304-11
ethinyl estradiol-desogestrel combination  0   *Ethinyl Estradiol *Desogestrel. Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care 2001 Jun;6(2):108-14EMOQUETTE; KARIVA; DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL; VELIVET; DESOGEN; CYCLESSA; DESOGESTREL AND ETHINYL ESTRADIOL; VIORELE; DESOGESTREL; ETHINYL ESTRADIOL
3-keto-desogestrel  54048-10-1 18,19-dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-11-methylene-, (17-alpha)  *Desogestrel Progesterone Congeners.
Pharma Action Contraceptive Agents, Female 		J Steroid Biochem 1985;22(1):111NEXPLANON; IMPLANON
Oviol  71138-35-7 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol, (17alpha)-, mixt. with (17alpha)-13-ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol  *Ethinyl Estradiol *Desogestrel.
Pharma Action Contraceptives, Oral, Combined 		Fortschr Med 1982;100(16):764MIRCETTE; ORTHO-CEPT

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