"Norethindrone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A synthetic progestational hormone with actions similar to those of PROGESTERONE but functioning as a more potent inhibitor of ovulation. It has weak estrogenic and androgenic properties. The hormone has been used in treating amenorrhea, functional uterine bleeding, endometriosis, and for contraception.
| Descriptor ID |
D009640
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.668.651.693.651
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| Concept/Terms |
Norethindrone- Norethindrone
- Norpregneninolone
- Norethisterone
- Ethinylnortestosterone
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Norethindrone" by people in Profiles.
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Association of Progestogens and Venous Thromboembolism Among Women of Reproductive Age. Obstet Gynecol. 2022 09 01; 140(3):477-487.
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Elagolix Treatment for Up to 12 Months in Women With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Uterine Leiomyomas. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 06; 135(6):1313-1326.
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Effects of oral contraceptives or a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on ovarian carcinogenesis in genetically engineered mice. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2009 Sep; 2(9):792-9.
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Injectable contraception. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Dec; 50(4):898-906.
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Got guts? Need nerve! Gastroenterology. 2007 Apr; 132(4):1615-8.
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Enteric glia regulate intestinal barrier function and inflammation via release of S-nitrosoglutathione. Gastroenterology. 2007 Apr; 132(4):1344-58.
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Postmenopausal uterine bleeding profiles with two forms of continuous combined hormone replacement therapy. Menopause. 2002 Jan-Feb; 9(1):16-22.
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Effects of continuous estrogen and estrogen-progestin replacement regimens on cardiovascular risk markers in postmenopausal women. Arch Intern Med. 2000 Nov 27; 160(21):3315-25.
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Plasma levels and pharmacokinetics of ethynyl estrogens in various populations. I. Ethynylestradiol. Contraception. 1980 Jan; 21(1):1-16.
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Comparative studies of the ethynyl estrogens used in oral contraceptives: effects with and without progestational agents on plasma cortisol and cortisol binding in humans, baboons, and beagles. Fertil Steril. 1977 Nov; 28(11):1182-90.