Estradiol dienantate

Estradiol dienantate, or estradiol 3,17-dihepanoate, is an estrogen and an estrogen ester.[1] It is the C3 and C17β dienanthate (diheptanoate) ester of estradiol.[1] The medication is a component of Climacteron, an injectable combination formulation of testosterone enantate benzilic acid hydrazone, estradiol dienantate, and estradiol benzoate which was previously used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms in women.[2][3][4]

Estradiol dienantate
Clinical data
Other namesEstradiol dienanthate; Estradiol diheptanoate; Estra-1,3,5(10)-triene-3,17β-diol diheptanoate
Routes of
administration
Intramuscular injection
Drug classEstrogen; Estrogen ester
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
ECHA InfoCard100.028.903
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC32H48O4
Molar mass496.721 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

See also

References

  1. J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. p. 898. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
  2. Ginsburg, Elizabeth S. (1999). "Androgen Replacement in Postmenopausal Women". In Seifer, David B.; Kennard, Elizabeth A. (eds.). Menopause. 18. pp. 209–219. doi:10.1007/978-1-59259-246-3_13. ISBN 978-1-61737-129-5.
  3. Robert B. Greenblatt; William E. Barfield; Edwin C. Jungck (January 1962). "The treatment of the menopause". Can Med Assoc J. 86 (3): 113–4. PMC 1848811. PMID 13901504.
  4. David B. Seifer (27 July 1999). Menopause: Endocrinology and Management. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 183–. doi:10.1007/978-1-59259-246-3. ISBN 978-1-59259-246-3.



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