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Desogestrel MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Desogestrel
Tree Number(s)
D04.210.500.668.651.693.175
Unique ID
D017135
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017135
Scope Note
A synthetic progestational hormone used often as the progestogenic component of combined oral contraceptive agents (ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES, COMBINED).
Entry Term(s)
13-Ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol
18,19-Dinorpregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol, 13-ethyl-11-methylene-, (17alpha)-
Cerazette
Marvelon
Org-2969
Pharm Action
Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
Contraceptives, Oral, Synthetic
Progestins
Registry Numbers
81K9V7M3A3
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Related Numbers
54024-22-5
Previous Indexing
Norpregnenes (1979-1992)
Progestational Hormones, Synthetic (1979-1992)
Public MeSH Note
93; was indexed under NORPREGNENES 1979-92
Online Note
use DESOGESTREL (NM) to search DESOGESTREL 1979-92
History Note
93; was DESOGESTREL (NM) 1977-92
Date Established
1993/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/05/08
Revision Date
2019/07/05
Desogestrel Preferred
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