Allylestrenol

Allylestrenol
Clinical data
Trade namesGestanin, Gestanon, Perselin, Turinal, others
Other namesAllyloestrenol; SC-6393; Org AL-25; 3-Deketo-17α-allyl-19-nortestosterone; 17α-Allylestr-4-en-17β-ol; 17α-(Prop-2-en-1-yl)estr-4-en-17β-ol
Pregnancy
category
  • Used in threatened miscarriage and recurrent pregnancy loss
Routes of
administration		By mouth
Drug classProgestogen; Progestin
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding"Considerable"[1][2] (and low affinity for SHBGTooltip sex hormone-binding globulin)[3]
MetabolismLiver (reduction, hydroxylation, conjugation; CYP3A4)[1][2][5]
Metabolites• 17α-Allyl-19-NTTooltip 17α-Allyl-19-nortestosterone[3][1][2]
Elimination half-life"Several hours" or 10 hours[4][1][2]
ExcretionUrine (as conjugates)[1][2]
Identifiers
  • (8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-13-methyl-17-prop-2-enyl-2,3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,14,15,16-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-ol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC21H32O
Molar mass300.486 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@]12CC[C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@]2(CC=C)O)CCC4=CCCC[C@H]34
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Allylestrenol, sold under the brand names Gestanin and Turinal among others, is a progestin medication which is used to treat recurrent and threatened miscarriage and to prevent premature labor in pregnant women.[6][7][8] However, except in the case of proven progesterone deficiency, its use for such purposes is no longer recommended.[6] It is also used in Japan to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) in men.[9][10][11] The medication is used alone and is not formulated in combination with an estrogen.[12] It is taken by mouth.[13]

Side effects of allylestrenol are few and have not been well-defined, but are assumed to be similar to those of related medications.[14] Allylestrenol is a progestin, or a synthetic progestogen, and hence is an agonist of the progesterone receptor, the biological target of progestogens like progesterone.[15] It has no other important hormonal activity.[3][16] The medication is a prodrug of 17α-allyl-19-nortestosterone (3-ketoallylestrenol) in the body.[17][18][3]

Allylestrenol was first described in 1958 and was introduced for medical use by 1961.[19][20][21][22] It has been marketed widely throughout the world in the past, but today its availability and usage are relatively limited.[23][6][24][25] It remains available in a few European countries and in a number of Asian countries.[23][6][24][25]

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