Norethisterone Other names: Norethindrone 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone

Chemical formula: C₂₀H₂₆O₂  Molecular mass: 298.419 g/mol  PubChem compound: 6230

Therapeutic indications

Norethisterone is indicated for:

Dysfunctional uterine bleeding, polymenorrhoea, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhoea, metropathia haemorrhagia

Population group: women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)

at least one of
Anovular menstruation
Polymenorrhea
Menorrhagia
Period pain
Metropathia hemorrhagica

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Endometriosis

Population group: women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Endometriosis (clinical)

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Postponement of menstruation

Population group: women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Drug treatment to delay menstruation

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Pre-menstrual syndrome

Population group: women, only adults (18 - 65 years old)

Premenstrual tension syndrome

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Disseminated breast carcinoma

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)

CA - Carcinoma of breast

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Contraindications

Norethisterone is contraindicated in the following cases:

Porphyria

Porphyria

Pregnancy

Pregnancy

Undiagnosed irregular vaginal bleeding

Observations of vaginal bleeding

Severe pruritus, pemphigoid gestationis

at least one of
Itching of skin
Herpes gestationis

Disturbance of liver function

Hepatopathy

Arterial thromboembolic disease

at least one of
Arterial embolic and thrombotic occlusion
Arterial thrombosis

Venous thromboembolism

Thromboembolism of vein

Hypersensitivity to norethisterone

Norethisterone allergy

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