Proligestone

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title: "Proligestone" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["anaphrodisiacs", "cyclic-acetals-with-aldehydes", "diketones", "diols", "pregnanes", "progestogens", "steroid-cyclic-ketals", "veterinary-drugs"] description: "Chemical compound" topic_path: "general/anaphrodisiacs" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proligestone" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Chemical compound ::

| IUPAC_name = 14α,17α-(propylidenebis(oxy))pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione | image = Proligestone.svg | image_class = skin-invert-image | width = 225px

| tradename = Covinan, Delvosteron | pregnancy_AU = | pregnancy_US = | pregnancy_category = | legal_AU = | legal_CA = | legal_UK = | legal_US = | legal_status = | routes_of_administration = | class = Progestogen; Progestin

| bioavailability = | protein_bound = | metabolism = | elimination_half-life = | excretion =

| CAS_number = 23873-85-0 | UNII_Ref = | UNII = 55772LJ01V | ATC_prefix = G03 | ATC_suffix = DA90 | PubChem = 71906 | DrugBank = | ChemSpiderID = 64917 | ChEMBL = 2106696 | KEGG = D08429 | synonyms = 14α,17α-Propylidenedioxyprogesterone; 14α,17α-Dihydroxyprogesterone cyclic acetal with propionaldehyde; 14α,17α-Dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione cyclic acetal with propionaldehyde

| C=24 | H=34 | O=4 | SMILES = CCC1O[C@@]23CCC@(O1)C(=O)C | StdInChI = 1S/C24H34O4/c1-5-20-27-23(15(2)25)12-13-24(28-20)19-7-6-16-14-17(26)8-10-21(16,3)18(19)9-11-22(23,24)4/h14,18-20H,5-13H2,1-4H3/t18-,19+,20?,21-,22+,23-,24+/m0/s1 | StdInChIKey = MQSDUYIXZDSLSZ-QSDCUGRSSA-N

Proligestone, sold under the brand names Covinan and Delvosteron, is a progestin medication which is used in veterinary medicine.

Uses

Veterinary

Proligestone is used to control estrus in dogs and cats and has also been used to treat hypersexuality in dogs and cats.

Pharmacology

Pharmacodynamics

Proligestone is a progestogen, or an agonist of the progesterone receptor (PR).

Chemistry

Proligestone, also known as 14α,17α-propylidenedioxyprogesterone or as 14α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone cyclic acetal with propionaldehyde, as well as 14α,17α-propylidenedioxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, is a synthetic pregnane steroid and a derivative of progesterone and 17α-hydroxyprogesterone. It is a C14α,17α cyclic ketal of 14α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone.

History

Proligestone was described as early as 1968 and was introduced for veterinary use in 1975.

Society and culture

Generic names

Proligestone is the generic name of the drug and its and .

Brand names

Proligestone is marketed under the brand names Covinan and Delvosteron.

Availability

Proligestone is or has been available for veterinary use in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

References

References

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