Desogestrel
"Desogestrel" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A synthetic progestational hormone used often as the progestogenic component of combined oral contraceptive agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D017135
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.668.651.693.175
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| Concept/Terms |
Desogestrel- Desogestrel
- 13-Ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17 alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol
- 13 Ethyl 11 methylene 18,19 dinor 17 alpha pregn 4 en 20 yn 17 ol
- alpha-pregn-4-en-20-yn-17-ol, 13-Ethyl-11-methylene-18,19-dinor-17
Cerazette- Cerazette
- Organon Brand of Desogestrel
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Desogestrel" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Hitt WC. Decreasing Unintended Pregnancy with LARC. J Ark Med Soc. 2016 Feb; 112(10):180-1.