Medroxyprogesterone (MP), is a progestin which is not used medically. A derivative, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), is used as a medication in humans, and is far more widely known in comparison. Medroxyprogesterone is sometimes used as a synonym for medroxyprogesterone acetate, and what is almost always being referred to when the term is used is MPA and not medroxyprogesterone.
Compared to MPA, medroxyprogesterone is over two orders of magnitude less potent as a progestogen. Medroxyprogesterone is also notable in that it is a minor metabolite of MPA. In addition to its progestagenic activity, medroxyprogesterone is a weak antiandrogen in vitro on human androgen receptor.
Medroxyprogesterone, also known as 6ñ-methyl-17ñ-hydroxyprogesterone or as 6ñ-methyl-17ñ-hydroxypregn-4-en-3,20-dione, is a synthetic pregnane steroid and a derivative of progesterone. It is specifically a derivative of 17ñ-hydroxyprogesterone with a methyl group at the C6ñ position. The generic name of medroxyprogesterone is a contraction of 6ñ-methyl-17ñ-hydroxyprogesterone. It is closely related to medrogestone as well as other unesterified 17ñ-hydroxyprogesterone derivatives such as chlormadinone, cyproterone, and megestrol.
Medroxyprogesterone is the generic name of the drug and its and .
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