Name

Stilboestrol Dipropionate

Alternate Names

Diethylstilbestrol Dipropionate

Abbreviations

None

Category

Hormones and hormonal mechanisms

Subcategory

Estrogen

NSC Number

None

Primary Site

Breast
prostate cancer

Histology

None

Remarks

Synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen having activity similar to but greater than that of estrone. It is used for many purposes, including relief of menopausal symptoms; suppression of lactation; treatment of amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, senile vaginitis, and pruritus vulvae; palliative treatment of female breast carcinoma; relief of symptoms of prostatic carcinoma; and formerly for prevention of threatened or habitual abortion and premature labor. Administered intramuscularly. Not found in Drugdex drug evaluation.

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