Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
"Medroxyprogesterone Acetate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A synthetic progestin that is derived from 17-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a long-acting contraceptive that is effective both orally or by intramuscular injection and has also been used to treat breast and endometrial neoplasms.
| Descriptor ID |
D017258
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.745.745.654.829.395.700.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate- Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Depo-Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
- Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
- 6-alpha-Methyl-17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone Acetate
- 6 alpha Methyl 17alpha hydroxyprogesterone Acetate
- (6 alpha)-17-(Acetoxy)-6-methylpregn-4-ene-3,20-dione
- Medroxyprogesterone 17-Acetate
- Medroxyprogesterone 17 Acetate
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