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Pregnane Progestin

See Also
1. Oral Contraceptive
2. Progestin
Mechanism
1. No inherent Androgenic Activity
2. No inherent Estrogenic Activity
Chlormadinone acetate
1. Relative Progestational Activity: 1.0
Megestrol acetate (Megace)
1. Relative Progestational Activity: 0.4
2. Preparations
  1. Megace: Used in AIDS anorexia
Medroxyprogesterone acetate
1. Relative Progestational Activity: 0.3
2. Preparations
  1. Provera
  2. Depo-Provera
References
1. Cerel-Suhl (1999) Am Fam Physician 60(7):2073
2. Speroff (1993) Obstet Gynecol 81:1034
3. Dickey (1998) Managing Contraceptive Pill Patients

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