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unusual facts about medroxyprogesterone acetate



Progestin-induced virilisation

In general, pregnane derivatives (progesterone, dydrogesterone, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate, medroxyprogesterone acetate, megestrol acetate, etc.) do not virilize even in high dose; testosterone derivatives (ethisterone) and 19-nortestosterone (norethisterone, norethisterone acetate, etc.) generally virilize, but there are exceptions (e.g. norethynodrel) that do not.


see also

DMPA

Depo-Provera or Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, a birth control drug