Dienestrol

 ( Abandoned Drugs ) 

Dienestrol (, ) (brand names Dienoestrol, Denestrolin, Dienol and many others), also known as dienoestrol (), is a synthetic nonsteroidal estrogen medication of the stilbestrol group which is or was used to treat menopause symptoms in the United States and Europe.

J. Elks (2014). 9781475720853, Springer. . ISBN 9781475720853

Muller (1998). 9783769221145, CRC Press. . ISBN 9783769221145

William Andrew Publishing (2013). 9780815518563, Elsevier. . ISBN 9780815518563

It has been studied for use by rectal administration in the treatment of prostate cancer in men as well. The medication was introduced in the U.S. in 1947 by Schering AG as Synestrol and in France in 1948 as Cycladiene. Dienestrol is a close analogue of diethylstilbestrol.

(1945). 9780080866000, Academic Press. . ISBN 9780080866000

It has approximately 223% and 404% of the affinity of estradiol at the ERα and ERβ, respectively.

Dienestrol diacetate (brand names Faragynol, Gynocyrol, others) also exists and has been used medically. ==Isomers==

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See also

• Benzestrol
• Hexestrol
• Methestrol

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Notes

Categories: Abandoned Drugs, 4-hydroxyphenyl Compounds, Stilbenoids, Synthetic Estrogens

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