Pharmacologic Substance
mestranol
[ mes-truh-nawl, -nol ]
Effect:
Decreased Embryonic Implantation; Decreased Follicle Stimulating Hormone Secretion; Decreased Luteinizing Hormone Secretion; Decreased Ovarian Estrogen Secretion; Inhibit Ovulation
May Prevent:
Ovarian Neoplasms; Pregnancy
Definitions related to mestranol:
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A semisynthetic estrogen. Metabolized by the liver to ethynyl estradiol, mestranol serves as the estrogen component in several combination oral contraceptives. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The 3-methyl ether of ETHINYL ESTRADIOL. It must be demethylated to be biologically active. It is used as the estrogen component of many combination ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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