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Descriptor English: Medrogestone
Descriptor Spanish: Medrogestona
Descriptor medrogestona
Scope note: 6,17-dimetilpregna-4,6-dieno-3,20-diona. Hormona progestágena sintética con acciones similares a las de la progesterona. Se usa en el tratamiento de irregularidades menstruales y también se ha utilizado en el tratamiento de la hipertrofia prostática y del carcinoma endometrial.
Descriptor Portuguese: Medrogestona
Descriptor French: Médrogestone
Entry term(s): Colpro
Colprone
Prothil
Tree number(s): D04.210.500.745.432.481
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008524
Scope note: 6,17-Dimethylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione. A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of progesterone. It is used in the treatment of menstrual irregularities and has also been employed in the treatment of prostatic hypertrophy and endometrial carcinoma.
Annotation: a synthetic progestational hormone
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
Pharm Action: Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Registry Number: 077DN93G5B
CAS Type 1 Name: Pregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione, 6,17-dimethyl-
Previous Indexing: Pregnadienes (1966-1971)
Progestational Hormones (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under PREGNADIENES 1972-90
History Note: 91(72); was see under PREGNADIENES 1972-90
DeCS ID: 8691
Unique ID: D008524
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/05/24
Medrogestone - Preferred
Concept UI M0013278
Scope note 6,17-Dimethylpregna-4,6-diene-3,20-dione. A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of progesterone. It is used in the treatment of menstrual irregularities and has also been employed in the treatment of prostatic hypertrophy and endometrial carcinoma.
Preferred term Medrogestone
Colprone - Narrower
Concept UI M0473876
Preferred term Colprone
Prothil - Narrower
Concept UI M0473878
Preferred term Prothil
Colpro - Narrower
Concept UI M0473877
Preferred term Colpro



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