Estradiol benzoate/estradiol valerate/norethisterone acetate/testosterone enanthate
Estradiol benzoate/estradiol valerate/norethisterone acetate/testosterone enanthate (EB/EV/NETA/TE), sold under the brand name Ablacton, is an injectable combination medication of estradiol benzoate (EB), an estrogen, estradiol valerate (EV), an estrogen, norethisterone acetate (NETA), a progestin, and testosterone enanthate (TE), an androgen/anabolic steroid, which has been used to suppress lactation in women.[1][2][3][4] It contains 5 mg EB, 8 mg EV, 20 mg NETA, and 180 mg TE in oil solution and is provided in the form of ampoules.[1][3][4] It is given as a single intramuscular injection following childbirth.[1][2][4] The medication was manufactured by Schering[2] and was previously marketed in Italy and Spain, but is no longer available.[5]
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Estradiol benzoate | Estrogen |
Estradiol valerate | Estrogen |
Norethisterone acetate | Progestin |
Testosterone enanthate | Androgen; Anabolic steroid |
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Trade names | Ablacton |
Other names | EB/EV/NETA/TE |
Routes of administration | Intramuscular injection |
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edit- ^ a b c Labhart A (6 December 2012). Clinical Endocrinology: Theory and Practice. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 696–. ISBN 978-3-642-96158-8.
- ^ a b c Sulman FG (22 October 2013). Hypothalamic Control of Lactation: Monographs on Endocrinology. Elsevier Science. pp. 184–. ISBN 978-1-4831-9303-8.
- ^ a b Ufer J (1 January 1978). Hormontherapie in der Frauenheilkunde: Grundlagen und Praxis [Hormone Therapy in Gynecology: Principles and Practice] (in German) (5 ed.). de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3110066647. OCLC 924728827.
- ^ a b c Drugs. S. Karger. 1975. p. 128.
5.5.4 Oestradiol valerate + Benzoate/Testosterone Enanthate/Norethisterone Acetate (Ablacton). This product contains oestradiol benzoate 5mg, oestradiol valerate 8mg, norethisterone acetate 20mg and testosterone enanthate 180mg in a 1ml oily solution. It is injected intramuscularly.
- ^ "Ablacton". Drugs.com.[permanent dead link]