| 释义 |
mestranol Pharm.|ˈmɛstrənɒl|
[f. methyl + œstradiol + -n- + -ol.]
The 3-methyl ether, C21H26O2, of ethinylœstradiol which has actions similar to, but more potent than, those of œstradiol and is used in treating disorders of menstruation, fertility, and pregnancy, and (together with a progestational agent) as a contraceptive.
1962Approved Names (Brit. Pharmacopœia Comm.) 15 Mestranol. 1963Federation Proc. XXII. 481 A 2-year..test was conducted..to determine the safety of Ortho-Novum, an oral contraceptive preparation containing norethindrone..and mestranol..in a ratio of 1,000 to 6. 1968Times 21 Dec. 13/8 Most of the young quail fed on mestranol became sterile. 1971Brit. Med. Bull. XXVII. 26/1 No difference could be detected between the risks associated with two different types of oestrogen (mestranol and ethynyloestradiol [sic]) when used in the same dose. |