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List of progestogens
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This is a list of progestogens that are or that have been used in clinical or veterinary medicine. They are steroids and include derivatives of progesterone and testosterone.
Progesterone derivatives
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Retroprogesterone derivatives
Although an active progestogen, retroprogesterone is not medically used.
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone derivatives
17α-hydroxyprogesterone is inactive as a progestogen and is not used medically.
The 19-norprogesterone derivatives gestonorone caproate (gestronol hexanoate), nomegestrol acetate, segesterone acetate (nestorone, elcometrine), and norgestomet are also derivatives of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (see below).
17α-Methylprogesterone derivatives
Although an active progestogen, 17α-methylprogesterone is not medically used.
The 19-norprogesterone derivatives demegestone, promegestone, and trimegestone are also derivatives of 17α-methylprogesterone (see below).
Other 17α-substituted progesterone derivatives
19-Norprogesterone derivatives
Although an active progestogen, 19-norprogesterone is not medically used.
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Testosterone derivatives
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Testosterone itself does not have significant progestogenic activity. Testosterone is instead classified as an anabolic-androgenic steroid and is included here purely because it is the parent structure of this group of progestins.
17α-Ethynyltestosterone derivatives
19-Nortestosterone derivatives
While nandrolone (19-nortestosterone) does have significant progestogenic activity, it is not used as a progestogen. It is instead classified as an androgenic-anabolic steroid and is included here purely because it is an important parent structure of this group of progestins.
17α-Ethynyl-19-nortestosterone derivatives
Estranes
18-Methylestranes (13β-ethylgonanes)
Other 17α-substituted 19-nortestosterone derivatives
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Spirolactone derivatives
Although an active progestogen, SC-5233 (spirolactone) is not medically used.
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