Antiandrogens

Products Antiandrogens are mainly commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, and injectables. Among the first steroidal agents was cyproterone acetate, which was patented in the 1960s. Flutamide was the first non-steroidal agent to be approved in the 1980s. Structure and properties A distinction is made between antiandrogens with a steroidal structure (like the … Antiandrogens

Oral Contraceptives

Products Oral contraceptives are commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets and coated tablets. Numerous products with different active ingredients are available from different manufacturers. Structure and properties Oral contraceptives usually contain an estrogen (mainly ethinyl estradiol, sometimes estradiol) and a progestin. Preparations are also available that contain only a progestin (minipill, e.g., desogestrel, … Oral Contraceptives

Chlormadinone Acetate

Products Chlormadinone acetate is commercially available in tablet form in combination with ethinyl estradiol (Belara, Ladonna, Belarina, generics). It has been approved in many countries since 2001. Structure and properties Chlormadinone acetate (C23H29ClO4, Mr = 404.9 g/mol) Effects Chlormadinone acetate (ATC G03DB06) has antiandrogenic properties. Indications In combination with ethinyl estradiol: hormonal contraception.

Progestins

Products Progestogens are commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, transdermal patches and gels, vaginal rings, injectables, and vaginal preparations, among others. They are contained in hormonal contraceptives, on the one hand in mono- and on the other hand in combination preparations. Structure and properties Progestins are steroid hormones. The lead substance is the … Progestins