dienogest

Dienogest is a steroid hormone that is 17beta-hydroxy-3-oxoestra-4,9-diene substituted at position 17 by a cyanomethyl group. Used as an oral contraceptive. It has a role as a synthetic oral contraceptive, a progestin and a progesterone receptor agonist. It is a steroid hormone, a 17beta-hydroxy steroid, a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid and an aliphatic nitrile. It derives from a hydride of an estrane.