| Descriptor English: | Desogestrel | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Desogestrel                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Desogestrel | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Désogestrel | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    13 Ethyl 11 methylene 18,19 dinor 17 alpha pregn 4 en 20 yn 17 ol 13-Ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol 18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol, 13-ethyl-11-methylene-, (17alpha)- Cerazette Marvelon Org 2969 Org-2969 Org2969 alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol, 13-Ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D04.210.500.668.651.693.175 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017135 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A synthetic progestational hormone used often as the progestogenic component of combined oral contraceptive agents (ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, COMBINED). | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AA                                                            analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine  | 
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| Pharm Action: | 
                                                                                                    Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic Progestins  | 
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| Registry Number: | 81K9V7M3A3 | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | 18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol, 13-ethyl-11-methylene-, (17alpha)- | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Norpregnenes (1979-1992) Progestational Hormones, Synthetic (1979-1992)  | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 93; was indexed under NORPREGNENES 1979-92 | 
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| Online Note: | use DESOGESTREL (NM) to search DESOGESTREL 1979-92 | 
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| History Note: | 93; was DESOGESTREL (NM) 1977-92 | 
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| DeCS ID: | 30753 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D017135 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1993/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1992/05/08 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2019/07/05 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Polycyclic Compounds [D04]Polycyclic Compounds 
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                        Desogestrel                                            
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                        Org-2969                                            
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                        Cerazette                                            
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                        Marvelon                                            
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                                        M0026028 | 
                                
| Scope note | A synthetic progestational hormone used often as the progestogenic component of combined oral contraceptive agents (ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, COMBINED). | 
| Preferred term | Desogestrel | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            13 Ethyl 11 methylene 18,19 dinor 17 alpha pregn 4 en 20 yn 17 ol                                                 13-Ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol 18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol, 13-ethyl-11-methylene-, (17alpha)- alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol, 13-Ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17  | 
                                
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                                        M0351285 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Org-2969 | 
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                                                                                            Org 2969                                                 Org2969  | 
                                
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                                        M0485028 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Cerazette | 
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                                        M0026029 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Marvelon | 
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