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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

CAS Number

71-58-9

Synonym

MPA; Medroxyprogesterone 17-acetate; 17a-Hydroxy-6a-methyl-4-pregnene-3,20-dione acetate; 17alpha-Acetoxy-6alpha-methylprogesterone; 4-Pregnen-6-alpha-methyl-17alpha-acetoxyprogesterone; Hydroxymethylprogesterone acetate; 17-(Acetyloxy)-6-methyl-(6-alpha)-pregn-4-ene-20-dione; (6-alpha)-17-(Acetyloxy)-6-methylpreg-4-ene-3,20-dione; 17-Acetoxy-6-alpha-methylprogesterone

Occurrence/Use

Medicine (contraceptive; antineoplastic)

Medroxyprogesterone Acetate

Proposition 65

Chemical Status

Cancer: 
Currently listed
Reproductive Toxicity: 
Currently listed

Cancer

Listed as causing: 
Cancer
Date of Listing: 
01/01/1990
Basis for Listing: 
Authoritative Bodies-International Agency for Research on Cancer

Reproductive Toxicity

Listed as causing: 
Developmental Toxicity
Developmental Toxicity
Date of Listing: 
04/01/1990
Basis for Listing: 
Formally Required