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MeSH Heading: Norethindrone
Tree Number(s): D04.210.500.668.651.693.651
Unique ID: D009640
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009640
Scope Note: A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of PROGESTERONE but functioning as a more potent inhibitor of ovulation. It has weak estrogenic and androgenic properties. The hormone has been used in treating amenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, endometriosis, and for CONTRACEPTION.
Entry Term(s): 19-Norpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 17-hydroxy-, (17alpha)-; Conceplan; Ethinylnortestosterone; Micronor; Monogest; Nor-QD; Norcolut; Norcolute; Norethindrone, (1 beta)-Isomer; Norethisterone; Norlutin; Norpregneninolone
Pharm Action: Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
Related Numbers: 38673-36-8; 56525-17-8; 68-22-4
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0014969
Related Numbers: 38673-36-8; 56525-17-8; 68-22-4
Scope Note: A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of PROGESTERONE but functioning as a more potent inhibitor of ovulation. It has weak estrogenic and androgenic properties. The hormone has been used in treating amenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, endometriosis, and for CONTRACEPTION.
Terms: Norethindrone Preferred Term
Term UI T028685
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; 19-Norpregn-4-en-20-yn-3-one, 17-hydroxy-, (17alpha)-
Term UI T000963294
Date07/08/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Ethinylnortestosterone
Term UI T028684
Date12/24/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Norethisterone
Term UI T028686
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Norpregneninolone
Term UI T028687
Date12/24/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Norethindrone MeSH Descriptor Data 2024