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Trade names | Enovid (with mestranol), others |
Other names | Norethynodrel; Noretinodrel Norethinodrel; NYD; SC-4642; NSC-15432; 5(10)-Norethisterone; 17α-Ethinyl-19-nor-5(10)-testosterone; 17α-Ethynyl-δ5(10)-19-nortestosterone; 17α-Ethynylestr-5(10)-en-17β-ol-3-one; 19-Nor-17α-pregn-5(10)-en-20-yn-17β-ol-3-one |
Routes of administration | By mouth |
Drug class | Progestogen; Progestin; Estrogen |
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Protein binding | Noretynodrel: to albumin and not to SHBG or CBG[1] |
Metabolism | Liver, intestines (hydroxylation, isomerization, conjugation)[1][3] |
Metabolites | • 3α-Hydroxynoretynodrel[2] • 3β-Hydroxynoretynodrel[2] • Norethisterone[2][1][3] • Ethinylestradiol[3][4]• Conjugates[3] |
Elimination half-life | Very short (< 30 minutes)[5] |
Excretion | Breast milk: 1%[6] |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.620 |
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Formula | C20H26O2 |
Molar mass | 298.426 g·mol−1 |
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Noretynodrel, or norethynodrel, sold under the brand name Enovid among others, is a progestin medication which was previously used in birth control pills and in the treatment of gynecological disorders but is now no longer marketed.[3][6][7][8] It was available both alone and in combination with an estrogen.[7][8][9] The medication is taken by mouth.[7]
Noretynodrel is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone.[3] It is a relatively weak progestogen.[10] The medication has weak estrogenic activity, no or only very weak androgenic activity, and no other important hormonal activity.[3][8][11][12] It is a prodrug of various active metabolites in the body, such as norethisterone among others.[3][13]
Noretynodrel was introduced for medical use in 1957.[8] It was specifically approved at this time in combination with mestranol for the treatment of gynecological and menstrual disorders.[8] Subsequently, in 1960, this formulation was approved for use as a birth control pill.[8][14] It was the first birth control pill to be introduced, and was followed by birth control pills containing norethisterone and other progestins shortly thereafter.[8][14][15] Due to its nature as a relatively weak progestogen, noretynodrel is no longer used in medicine.[10] As such, it is no longer marketed.[6][16]
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