ethinyl estradiol-desogestrel combination

Preferred Label : ethinyl estradiol-desogestrel combination;

MeSH note : Ethinyl Estradiol and Desogestrell given in fixed proportions; has proved to be an effective & well-tolerated oral contraceptive, which improves cycle control & has a beneficial effect on acne;

CISMeF synonym : desogestrel ethinylestradiol; mercilon;

MeSH synonym : combiphasic EE-DSG contraceptive;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

C442659;

UMLS CUI

C1100211;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- desogestrel and ethinylestradiol [ATC Code]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- desogestrel [MeSH Descriptor]
- ethinyl estradiol [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- ethinyl estradiol-desogestrel combination [MeSH concept]
- mercilon [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Hormone [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- desogestrel and ethinylestradiol [ATC Code]

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