• Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
• ATC:G03AC09

• Cerazette
• Cyclessa
• Desogen
• Desogestrel [Usan:Ban:Inn]
• Desogestrelum [Inn-Latin]
• Kariva
• Mircette
• Ortho-Cept

C₂₂H₃₀O

http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/desest.htm

Hu QY, et al. J Am Chem Soc. 2004 May 19;126(19):5984-6.

310.473 g/mol

109.5 ^oC

No information avaliable

Solid

3.718

Tablet

For the prevention of pregnancy in women who elect to use this product as a method of contraception.

Desogestrel is used as a female contraceptive. Desogestrel is a progestin or a synthetic form of the naturally occurring female sex hormone, progesterone. In a woman's normal menstrual cycle, an egg matures and is released from the ovaries (ovulation). The ovary then produces progesterone, preventing the release of further eggs and priming the lining of the womb for a possible pregnancy. If pregnancy occurs, progesterone levels in the body remain high, maintaining the womb lining. If pregnancy does not occur, progesterone levels in the body fall, resulting in a menstrual period. Desogestrel tricks the body processes into thinking that ovulation has already occurred, by maintaining high levels of the synthetic progesterone. This prevents the release of eggs from the ovaries.

Following oral administration, the relative bioavailability of desogestrel compared to a solution, as measured by serum levels of etonogestrel, is approximately 100%.

Symptoms of overdose include nausea and vaginal bleeding.

No information avaliable

Humans and other mammals