Estradiol enantate

Not to be confused with Ethinylestradiol.
Estradiol enantate
Clinical data
Trade namesPerlutal, Topasel, Unalmes, Yectames, others
Other namesEEn; E2-EN; EE; E2E; Estradiol enanthate; Estradiol heptanoate; SQ-16150
Routes of
administration		Intramuscular injection[1][2]
Drug classEstrogen; Estrogen ester
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
BioavailabilityIM: High
Protein bindingEstradiol: ~98% (to albumin and SHBGTooltip sex hormone-binding globulin)[3][4]
MetabolismCleavage via esterases in the liver, blood, and tissues[5][6]
MetabolitesEstradiol, heptanoic acid, and metabolites of estradiol[5][6]
Elimination half-lifeIM: 5.6–7.5 days[7][1][8][9]
Duration of actionIM (10 mg): ~20–30 days[10][5]
ExcretionUrine[1]
Identifiers
  • [(8R,9S,13S,14S,17S)-3-hydroxy-13-methyl-6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] heptanoate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.023.272 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC25H36O3
Molar mass384.560 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCCCCC(=O)O[C@H]1CC[C@@H]2[C@@]1(CC[C@H]3[C@H]2CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C
  • InChI=1S/C25H36O3/c1-3-4-5-6-7-24(27)28-23-13-12-22-21-10-8-17-16-18(26)9-11-19(17)20(21)14-15-25(22,23)2/h9,11,16,20-23,26H,3-8,10,12-15H2,1-2H3/t20-,21-,22+,23+,25+/m1/s1
  • Key:RFWTZQAOOLFXAY-BZDYCCQFSA-N

Estradiol enantate (EEn or E2-EN), also spelled estradiol enanthate and sold under the brand names Perlutal and Topasel among others, is an estrogen medication which is used in hormonal birth control for women.[1][2][11] It is formulated in combination with dihydroxyprogesterone acetophenide (DHPA; algestone acetophenide), a progestin, and is used specifically as a combined injectable contraceptive.[1][2] Estradiol enantate is not available for medical use alone.[12][13][14][15] The medication, in combination with DHPA, is given by injection into muscle once a month.[1][2]

Side effects of estradiol enantate include breast tenderness, breast enlargement, nausea, headache, and fluid retention.[16] Estradiol enantate is an estrogen and hence is an agonist of the estrogen receptor, the biological target of estrogens like estradiol.[6][5] It is an estrogen ester and a long-lasting prodrug of estradiol in the body.[5][6] Because of this, it is considered to be a natural and bioidentical form of estrogen.[5][17]

Estradiol enantate was first described by 1954,[18] and was first studied in combination with DHPA as a combined injectable contraceptive in 1964.[19][20] The combination was introduced for clinical use by the mid-1970s.[21][22][23] Estradiol enantate is not available as a standalone medication (i.e., by itself without DHPA).[15] The combination is available in Latin America and Hong Kong, and was also previously marketed in Spain and Portugal.[15][2][13]

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