desogestrel
Sign in to saveDesogestrel is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills. It is also used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms in women. The medication is available and used alone or in combination with an estrogen. It is taken by mouth.
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- Cerazette, Lovima, Hana, others
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- By mouth
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- Progestogen
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- Overdose
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- Pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Progestogenic activity
- Antigonadotropic effects
- Androgenic activity
- Glucocorticoid activity
- Other activities
- Pharmacokinetics
- Chemistry
- Synthesis
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- Society and culture
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Desogestrel is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills. It is also used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms in women. The medication is available and used alone or in combination with an estrogen. It is taken by mouth.
Side effects of desogestrel include menstrual irregularities, headaches, nausea, breast tenderness, mood changes, acne, increased hair growth, and others. Desogestrel 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 very weak androgenic and glucocorticoid activity and no other important hormonal activity. The medication is a prodrug of etonogestrel (3-ketodesogestrel) in the body.