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Name
Mestranol
Alternate Names
Component of Enovid
Component of Norethin 1/50 M
Component of Norinyl
Component of Norquen
Component of Ortho-Novum
Component of Ovulen
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
Estrogen. Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
NSC Number
84032
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
Estrogen; the 3-methyl ether of ethinyl estradiol, used as the estrogen component of several progestin-estrogen oral contraceptives.
Coding
This drug should be coded
