Hormone
medroxyprogesterone acetate Audio
[ mi-drok-see-proh-jes-tuh-rohn as-i-teyt ]
Effect:
Decreased Follicle Stimulating Hormone Secretion; Decreased Growth Hormone Secretion; Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Alteration; Inhibit Ovarian Follicular Phase; Inhibit Ovulation; Stimulate Breast Glandular Development
May Prevent:
Pregnancy
May Treat:
Amenorrhea; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Endometrial Hyperplasia; Endometrial Neoplasms; Hypoventilation; Uterine Hemorrhage
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to medroxyprogesterone acetate:
  • A drug used to prevent endometrial cancer. It is also used to treat menstrual disorders and as a form of birth control. It is a form of the female hormone progesterone and belongs to the family of drugs called progestins.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A synthetic, acetate derivative of the sex hormone progesterone. Medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate (NCI04)
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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