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.
Also Known As:
Estinyl; Lynoral; Ethinyl Estradiol Hemihydrate; Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha)-Isomer; Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,17 alpha)-Isomer; Ethinyl Estradiol, (8 alpha,9 beta,13 alpha,14 beta)-Isomer; Ethinyl Estradiol, (9 beta,17 alpha)-Isomer; Ethinyl-Oestradiol Effik; Ethinylestradiol Jenapharm; Ethinyloestradiol; Microfollin; Microfollin Forte; Progynon C; Estradiol, Ethinyl; Estradiol, Ethynyl; Ethinyl Oestradiol Effik; Hemihydrate, Ethinyl Estradiol; Jenapharm, Ethinylestradiol; 19-Norpregna-1,3,5(10)-trien-20-yne-3,17-diol, (17alpha)-; Ethynyl Estradiol