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Alternate Names: Metigestrona, Gestapuran, Perlutex, Promone-E
CAS No: 71-58-9
PubChem CID: 6279
Mol Formula: C24H34O4
Mol Weight: 386.5 g/mol
IUPAC Name: [(6S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-6,10,13-trimethyl-3-oxo-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] acetate
API Description: Medroxyprogesterone Acetate can cause cancer according to The World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). It can cause developmental toxicity according to state or federal government labeling requirements. Medroxyprogesterone acetate is an acetate ester resulting from the formal condensation of the 17alpha-hydroxy group of medroxyprogesterone with the carboxy group of acetic acid. A widely used progestin in menopausal hormone therapy and in progestogen-only birth control. It has a role as a progestin, an androgen, a female contraceptive drug, a synthetic oral contraceptive, an adjuvant, an inhibitor, an antioxidant and an antineoplastic agent. It is a steroid ester, an acetate ester, a 20-oxo steroid, a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid and a corticosteroid. It is functionally related to a medroxyprogesterone.
