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[Pharmacological activity of progesterone derivatives]
Abstract:
Tests conducted on rabbits demonstrated that the progesterone derivatives--megestol-acetate, mepregnol-diacetate, melengestrol-acetate, megestro-capronate--display a higher progestagenic action than do progesterone and pregnene. Tests with rats revealed the contraceptive action to be highest with a long-term administration of low doses of mestranol and melengestrol-acetate (ratio of 1:50), or with introduction of mestranol and megpregno-diacetate (ratio of 1:20). When used together with mestranol megestrol-capronate manifests a greater ability of prolonged action and a higher effectiveness in the pre-implantation period as compared to a combination of megestrol-acetate and mestranol.
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