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Methallenestril
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Methallenestril (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name) (brand names Cur-men, Ercostrol, Geklimon, Novestrine, Vallestril), also known as methallenoestril (BANTooltip British Approved Name) and as methallenestrol, as well as Horeau's acid,[1][2] is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen and a derivative of allenolic acid and allenestrol (specifically, a methyl ether of it) that was formerly used to treat menstrual issues but is now no longer marketed.[3][4][5][6] It is a seco-analogue of bisdehydrodoisynolic acid, and although methallenestril is potently estrogenic in rats, in humans it is only weakly so in comparison.[7] Vallestril was a brand of methallenestril issued by G. D. Searle & Company in the 1950s.[8] Methallenestril is taken by mouth.[9] By the oral route, a dose of 25 mg methallenestril is approximately equivalent to 1 mg diethylstilbestrol, 4 mg dienestrol, 20 mg hexestrol, 25 mg estrone, 2.5 mg conjugated estrogens, and 0.05 mg ethinylestradiol.[9]
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Trade names | Cur-men, Ercostrol, Geklimon, Novestrine, Vallestril (also spelled Vallestrol or Vallestryl) |
Other names | Methallenoestril; Methallenestrol; Methallenoestrol; Horeau's acid; Allenestrol 6-methyl ether; α,α-Dimethyl-β-ethylallenolic acid 6-methyl ether; β-Ethyl-6-methoxy-α,α-dimethyl-2-naphthalenepropionic acid |
Routes of administration | By mouth |
Drug class | Nonsteroidal estrogen |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.007.485 ![]() |
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Formula | C18H22O3 |
Molar mass | 286.371 g·mol−1 |
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