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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Synonyms: Medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate;hydroxymethylprogesterone acetate
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate CAS Registry Number: 71-58-9
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate M.F.: C24H34O4
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate M.W.: 386.52
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Assays: 99%
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Packing: foil bag
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Appearance: White or white crystalline powder
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Uses for Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Prevention of Endometrial Changes Associated with Estrogens
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Reduction of the incidence of endometrial hyperplasia and the attendant risk of endometrial carcinoma in postmenopausal women receiving estrogen replacement therapy.
Description:
Medroxyprogesterone acetate (INN, USAN, BAN), also known as 17-hydroxy-6-methylprogesterone acetate, and commonly abbreviated as MPA, is a steroidal progestin, a synthetic variant of the steroid hormone progesterone.[2][3] It is used as a contraceptive, in hormone replacement therapy and for the treatment of endometriosis as well as several other indications.
MPA is a more potent derivative of its parent compound medroxyprogesterone (MP). While medroxyprogesterone is sometimes used as a synonym for medroxyprogesterone acetate, what is almost always being referred to is MPA and not MP. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medication needed in a basic health system
Applications:
In females, the most common use of MPA is as an oral or depot-injected contraceptive and also as the progestin component of menopausal hormone replacement therapy to prevent endometrial hyperplasia and cancer. MPA is also used as a treatment for endometriosis, dysmenorrhea, and amenorrhea. MPA, along with other progestins were developed to allow the hormones to be taken orally, as progesterone (the hormone made by the human body) could not be taken orally before the process of micronization was developed.
In males, MPA has been used to control inappropriate sexual behavior to chemically castrate convicted sex offenders.
