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| Other names | 16-Methylene-17α-acetoxyprogesterone; 16-Methylene-17α-acetoxypregn-4-en-3,20-dione |
| Drug class | Progestogen;Progestin;Progestogen ester |
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| Formula | C24H32O4 |
| Molar mass | 384.516 g·mol−1 |
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16-Methylene-17α-hydroxyprogesterone acetate is aprogestin of the17α-hydroxyprogesterone group which was never marketed.[1][2][3][4][5] Givenorally, it shows about 2.5-fold theprogestogenic activity ofparenteralprogesterone in animalbioassays.[5] It is aparent compound of the following clinically used progestins:[6][7]
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