- Estropipate
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Estropipate Systematic (IUPAC) name [(8R,9S,13S,14S)-13-Methyl-17-oxo-7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-octahydro-6H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] hydrogen sulfate; piperazine Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com monograph Pregnancy cat. ? Legal status ? Identifiers CAS number 7280-37-7 ATC code None PubChem CID 5284555 DrugBank DB04574 ChemSpider 4447610 UNII SVI38UY019 KEGG D00948 ChEMBL CHEMBL1200980 Chemical data Formula C22H32N2O5S Mol. mass 436.56 g/mol SMILES eMolecules & PubChem (what is this?) (verify) Estropipate is a form of estrogen sold under the brand names Ogen and Ortho-Est. It is a salt of estrone sulfate and piperazine.
Uses
Estropipate is used to:
- Alleviate symptoms of menopause as hormone replacement therapy
- Treat some types of infertility
- Treat some conditions leading to underdevelopment of female sexual characteristics
- Treat vaginal atrophy
- Treat some types of breast cancer (particularly in men and postmenopausal women)
- Treat prostate cancer
- Prevent osteoporosis
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