Composition
1 ml of the drug contains the active substance: medroxyprogesterone acetate - 50 mg.
Excipients: methylparahydroxybenzoate, propylparahydroxybenzoate, sodium chloride, polysorbate 80, polyethylene oxide 1500, water for injections.
Pharmacological properties
Medroxyprogesterone acetate is a synthetic progestogen that has a longer duration of action than natural progesterone. Medroxyprogesterone acetate affects the hypothalamic-pituitary system by blocking the secretion of gonadotropic hormones (FSH and LH) from the adenohypophysis. A decrease in the level of gonadotropic hormones in the blood leads to disruption of folliculogenesis in females, resulting in inhibition of follicular ovulation and prevention of fertilizat