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Status:
First approved in 1966

Class (Stereo):
CHEMICAL (ABSOLUTE)


Conditions:

Etynodiol (used in a form of diacetate) is a steroid that was used as a contraceptive drug. Etynodiol diacetate and etynodiol are rapidly metabolized to an active metabolite, norethisterone, which binds to progesterone receptor and modulates its activity.