Medroxyprogesterone

Medroxyprogesterone
Clinical data
Other names	MP; Methylhydroxyprogesterone; 6α-Methyl-17α-hydroxyprogesterone; 6α-Methyl-17α-hydroxypregn-4-en-3,20-dione
Drug class	Progestin; Progestogen
ATC code	None;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (6S,8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-acetyl-17-hydroxy-6,10,13-trimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one;
CAS Number	520-85-4;
PubChem CID	10631;
ChemSpider	10185;
UNII	HSU1C9YRES;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0036508 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.007.545
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C22H32O3
Molar mass	344.495 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C4\C=C2/[C@]([C@H]1CC[C@@]3([C@@](O)(C(=O)C)CC[C@H]3[C@@H]1C[C@@H]2C)C)(C)CC4;
	InChI InChI=1S/C22H32O3/c1-13-11-16-17(20(3)8-5-15(24)12-19(13)20)6-9-21(4)18(16)7-10-22(21,25)14(2)23/h12-13,16-18,25H,5-11H2,1-4H3/t13-,16+,17-,18-,20+,21-,22-/m0/s1; Key:FRQMUZJSZHZSGN-HBNHAYAOSA-N;

Medroxyprogesterone (MP), is a progestin which is not used medically. A derivative, medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), is used as a medication in humans, and is far more widely known in comparison. Medroxyprogesterone is sometimes used as a synonym for medroxyprogesterone acetate, and what is almost always being referred to when the term is used is MPA and not medroxyprogesterone.