Dimethisterone

Dimethisterone (INN, USAN, BAN) (brand names Lutagan, Secrosteron), also known as 6α,21-dimethylethisterone, is a steroidal progestin related to ethisterone (17α-ethinyltestosterone). It was developed by the British pharmaceutical company British Drug Houses (which subsequently merged with Merck KGaA) and was first reported in the medical literature in 1959, with introduction for medical use as Secrosteron following in the same year.

Dimethisterone

Dimethisterone (INN, USAN, BAN) (brand names Lutagan, Secrosteron), also known as 6α,21-dimethylethisterone, is a steroidal progestin related to ethisterone (17α-ethinyltestosterone). It was developed by the British pharmaceutical company British Drug Houses (which subsequently merged with Merck KGaA) and was first reported in the medical literature in 1959, with introduction for medical use as Secrosteron following in the same year.