Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov. Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.

NLM Logo

Ethinyl Estradiol MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Ethinyl Estradiol
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.668.651.568.291
D06.472.334.851.437.968.500
Unique ID
D004997
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004997
Scope Note
A semisynthetic alkylated ESTRADIOL with a 17-alpha-ethinyl substitution. It has high estrogenic potency when administered orally, and is often used as the estrogenic component in ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.
Entry Term(s)
19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol, (17alpha)-
Estinyl
Ethinyl Estradiol Hemihydrate
Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha)-Isomer
Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,17 alpha)-Isomer
Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,9 beta,13 alpha,14 beta)-Isomer
Ethinyl Estradiol, (9 beta,17 alpha)-Isomer
Ethinyl-Oestradiol Effik
Ethinylestradiol Jenapharm
Ethinyloestradiol
Ethynyl Estradiol
Lynoral
Microfollin
Microfollin Forte
Progynon C
Pharm Action
Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
Estrogens
Registry Numbers
423D2T571U
0
10453-39-1
15384-74-4
61756-80-7
95463-71-1
99946-33-5
Related Numbers
10453-39-1
15384-74-4
4717-38-8
57-63-6
61756-80-7
95463-71-1
99946-33-5
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2019/07/08
Ethinyl Estradiol Preferred
Microfollin Narrower
Microfollin Forte Narrower
Estinyl Narrower
Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,9 beta,13 alpha,14 beta)-Isomer Narrower
Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,17 alpha)-Isomer Narrower
Ethinyl Estradiol Hemihydrate Narrower
Ethinyl Estradiol, (9 beta,17 alpha)-Isomer Narrower
Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha)-Isomer Narrower
Ethinyl-Oestradiol Effik Narrower
Ethinylestradiol Jenapharm Narrower
Lynoral Narrower
Progynon C Narrower
page delivered in 0.138s