Fenestrel
Fenestrel (INN, USAN) (developmental code name ORF-3858) is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen that was developed as a postcoital contraceptive in the 1960s but was never marketed. Synthesized by Ortho pharmaceutical in 1961 and studied extensively, it was coined the morning-after-pill or postcoital antifertility agent. Fenestrel is a seco analogue of doisynolic acid, and a member of the series of estrogens.
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