"Ethinyl Estradiol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A semisynthetic alkylated ESTRADIOL with a 17-alpha-ethinyl substitution. It has high estrogenic potency when administered orally, and is often used as the estrogenic component in ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES.
| Descriptor ID |
D004997
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.210.500.668.651.568.291 D06.472.334.851.437.968.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Ethinyl Estradiol- Ethinyl Estradiol
- Estradiol, Ethinyl
- Ethinyloestradiol
- Ethynyl Estradiol
- Estradiol, Ethynyl
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ethinyl Estradiol" by people in Profiles.
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Recent combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) and the risk of thromboembolism and other cardiovascular events in new users. Contraception. 2013 Jan; 87(1):93-100.
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Oral contraceptive use and bone density change in adolescent and young adult women: a prospective study of age, hormone dose, and discontinuation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Sep; 96(9):E1380-7.
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Androgenicity of progestins in hormonal contraceptives and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Care. 2007 May; 30(5):1062-8.
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Longitudinal changes in bone density in relation to oral contraceptive use. Contraception. 2003 Sep; 68(3):177-82.