Normethandrone

Normethandrone (also known as methylestrenolone and sold under the brand names Gestoral, Norlutin, and Norlutate), is a progestin medication which has been used in menopausal hormone therapy and for the treatment of gynecological disorders. It is taken orally.

Medical uses

Normethandrone is used in menopausal hormone therapy, to treat menstrual disorders and endometriosis, and to prevent threatened miscarriage.

Side effects

Side effects of normethandrone include menstrual irregularities, headache, nausea, breast tenderness, and others.

Pharmacology

Normethandrone is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone. It has weak androgenic and glucocorticoid activity and no other important hormonal activity.

History

Normethandrone was introduced for medical use by 1957.

Society and culture

Normethandrone is marketed widely throughout the world. It is available as a generic medication.

See also

• List of progestogens
• List of androgens/anabolic steroids

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