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Medroxyprogesterone Characteristics. A white or off-white crystalline powder, unscented, stable in air. dissolves in acetone and dioxane, partially - in ethanol and methanol, it is complicated - in ether, insoluble in water. Medicinal action - birth control, antitumor, progestogenic. Inhibits the secretion of gonadotropins by the anterior pituitary gland, inhibits follicle maturation and ovulation, encourages thinning of the endometrium. In high doasage amounts with normal estrogen content, it triggers the transformation of the proliferative endometrium into the secretory endometrium. The outward exhibition of androgenic and anabolic results may be possible. When taken for birth control, it reduces the chance of inflammatory conditions of the genital bodily organs, vulvovaginal candidiasis. Taking into account the high contraceptive efficaciousness and the peculiarities of the influence on hormone-dependent internal organs, the use in women of late reproductive and older age is better