DeCS

Descriptor English:

Levonorgestrel

Descriptor Spanish:

Levonorgestrel

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	levonorgestrel
Entry term(s)	(17-alfa)-(-)-13-etil-17-hidroxi-18,19-dinorpregn-4-en-20-in-3-ona l-norgestrel
Scope note:	Hormona progestágena con acciones similares a las de la PROGESTERONA y aproximadamente dos veces más potente que su isómero racémico o (+-) (NORGESTREL). Se usa como anticonceptivo, así como en el tratamiento de los trastornos menstruales y la endometriosis.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Levanogestrel

Descriptor French:

Lévonorgestrel

Entry term(s):

L-Norgestrel

Tree number(s):

D04.210.500.668.651.693.762.450

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016912

Scope note:

A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of PROGESTERONE and about twice as potent as its racemic or (+-)-isomer (NORGESTREL). It is used for contraception, control of menstrual disorders, and treatment of endometriosis.

Allowable Qualifiers:

AA analogues et dérivés
AD administration et posologie
AE effets indésirables
AG agonistes
AI antagonistes et inhibiteurs
AN analyse
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CS synthèse chimique
EC économie
HI histoire
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PD pharmacologie
PK pharmacocinétique
PO intoxication
RE effets des radiations
SD ressources et distribution
ST normes
TO toxicité
TU usage thérapeutique
UR urine

Pharm Action:

Contraceptive Agents, Female
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic

Registry Number:

5W7SIA7YZW

CAS Type 1 Name:

18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 13-ethyl-17-hydroxy-, (17alpha)-(-)-

DeCS ID:

30009

Unique ID:

D016912

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