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M6013

Sigma-Aldrich

Medroxyprogesterone

Synonym(s):

17α-Hydroxy-6α-methyl-4-pregnene-3,20-dione, 17α-Hydroxy-6α-methylprogesterone, 6α-Methyl-5-pregnen-17α-ol-3,20-dione, 6-Dihydromegestrol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C22H32O3
CAS Number:
520-85-4
Molecular Weight:
344.49
Beilstein:
2510965
EC Number:
208-298-6
MDL number:
MFCD00069474
UNSPSC Code:
51111800
PubChem Substance ID:
24897065
NACRES:
NA.77

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

solubility

chloroform: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow

shipped in

ambient

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[H][C@@]12C[C@H](C)C3=CC(=O)CC[C@]3(C)[C@@]1([H])CC[C@@]4(C)[C@@]2([H])CC[C@]4(O)C(C)=O

InChI

1S/C22H32O3/c1-13-11-16-17(20(3)8-5-15(24)12-19(13)20)6-9-21(4)18(16)7-10-22(21,25)14(2)23/h12-13,16-18,25H,5-11H2,1-4H3/t13-,16+,17-,18-,20+,21-,22-/m0/s1

InChI key

FRQMUZJSZHZSGN-HBNHAYAOSA-N

Gene Information

rat ... Ar(24208)

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Caution

Much of the pharmacology literature refers to medroxyprogesterone acetate as medroxyprogesterone, but they are of course not the same substance.

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Health hazard
GHS08

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H361fd

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 2

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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P C Schwallie
Contraception, 23(4), 375-386 (1981-04-01)
Data from published studies of the quantity of medroxyprogesterone acetate and/or its metabolites in the milk of lactating women receiving Depo-Provera for contraception is extrapolated into the amount of drug ingested daily by a theoretically average infant. Comparisons are made
A Günzel-Apel et al.
Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene, 47 Suppl 6, 55-60 (2013-01-04)
Progesterone profiles of individual bitches may vary considerably both between and within individuals during pregnancy and non-pregnancy. Suspected luteal deficiency is commonly purported but is difficult to evaluate in clinical cases when progesterone is supplemented because this masks the underlying
The role of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in the treatment of renal adenocarcinoma.
M Kjaer
Cancer treatment reviews, 15(3), 195-209 (1988-09-01)
Carolyn J Crandall et al.
Breast cancer research and treatment, 132(1), 275-285 (2011-11-02)
The associations between breast tenderness during use of conjugated equine estrogen (CEE) therapy with or without medroxyprogesterone (MPA) therapy and subsequent breast cancer risk are unknown. We analyzed data from the Women's Health Initiative Estrogen plus Progestin (N = 16,608
Toshio Hayashi et al.
Nitric oxide : biology and chemistry, 24(4), 199-203 (2011-04-26)
A comparison between the atheroprotective and osteoprotective effects of the selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) raloxifene and those of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has not been made in elderly women. A randomized prospective controlled trial was performed in a cohort
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