quinestrol
Sign in to saveAlso known as Estrovis®, W-3566, Estradiol-17-beta 3-cyclopentyl ether, 17alpha-Ethynylestradiol 3-cyclopentyl ether, 17-alpha-Ethinylestradiol 3-cyclopentyl ether
Quinestrol, also known as ethinylestradiol cyclopentyl ether (EECPE), sold under the brand name Estrovis among others, is an estrogen medication which has been used in menopausal hormone therapy, hormonal birth control, and to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer. It is taken once per week to once per month by mouth.
Research
292 papers- Mitochondrial- and Fas-L-mediated pathways involved in quinestrol induced spermatogenic apoptosis in adult rat testes.Toxicology mechanisms and methods · 2014
- The Effect of Ketoconazole and Quinestrol Combination on Reproductive Physiology in Male Mice.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
- Antifertility effects of quinestrol in male lesser bandicoot rat, Bandicota bengalensis, and potential in managing rodent population under field conditions.Integrative zoology · 2024
- Quinestrol induces spermatogenic apoptosis in vivo via increasing pro-apoptotic proteins in adult male mice.Tissue & cell · 2014
- Effects of quinestrol as a contraceptive in mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus).Experimental animals · 2011
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 364.24023
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- Commons category
- Quinestrol
- chemical formula
- C₂₅H₃₂O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC12CCC3C(C1CCC2(C#C)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)OC5CCCC5
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@]2(C#C)O)CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)OC5CCCC5
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- quinestrol
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Quinestrol, also known as ethinylestradiol cyclopentyl ether (EECPE), sold under the brand name Estrovis among others, is an estrogen medication which has been used in menopausal hormone therapy, hormonal birth control, and to treat breast cancer and prostate cancer. It is taken once per week to once per month by mouth.
==Medical uses== Quinestrol has been used as the estrogen component in menopausal hormone therapy and in combined hormonal birth control. It has also occasionally been used in the treatment of breast cancer and prostate cancer, as well as to suppress lactation. On its own as an estrogen, quinestrol was taken once per week by mouth. As a combined birth control pill, it was used together with quingestanol acetate and was taken once per month by mouth.
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