ETHINYLESTRADIOL

• Contraceptives
• ATC:G03AA11

• Dexnorgestrel Acetime
• Ethinylestradiol and Norgestimate
• Norgestimate [Usan:Ban:Inn]
• Norgestimate and Ethinylestradiol
• Norgestimato [Inn-Spanish]
• Norgestimatum [Inn-Latin]
• Ortho Cyclen-21
• Ortho Cyclen-28
• Ortho Tri-Cyclen
• Ortho-Prefest

• Cyclen Tablets (21 Day) (Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestimate)
• Cyclen Tablets (28 Day) (Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestimate)
• Tri-Cyclen Lo (-21 Day Not Part of Product Name) (Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestimate)
• Tri-Cyclen Lo (-28 Day Not Part of Product Name) (Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestimate)
• Tri-Cyclen Tablets - 21-Day (Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestimate)
• Tri-Cyclen Tablets - 28-Day (Ethinyl Estradiol + Norgestimate)

C₂₃H₃₁NO₃

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

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369.497 g/mol

216 ^oC

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Solid

3.944

Tablet

For the prevention of pregnancy

Norgestimate is used as a female contraceptive. Norgestimate 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. Norgestimate 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.

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Humans and other mammals