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Also known as 7-Dehydroestrone, 1,3,5,7-Estratetraen-3-ol-17-one, Dihydroequilenin

Equilin is a naturally occurring estrogen sex hormone found in horses as well as a medication. It is one of the estrogens present in the estrogen combination drug preparations known as conjugated estrogens (CEEs; e.g. Premarin) and esterified estrogens (EEs; e.g. Estratab, Menest). CEEs is the most commonly used form of estrogen medications in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopausal symptoms in the United States. Estrone sulfate is the major estrogen in CEEs (about 50%) while equilin sulfate is the second major estrogen in the formulation, present as about 25% of the total.

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268.146
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chemical formula
C₁₈H₂₀O₂
isomeric SMILES
C[C@]12CC[C@H]3C(=CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)[C@@H]1CCC2=O
canonical SMILES
CC12CCC3C(=CCC4=C3C=CC(=C4)O)C1CCC2=O
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Equilin
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Equilin is a naturally occurring estrogen sex hormone found in horses as well as a medication. It is one of the estrogens present in the estrogen combination drug preparations known as conjugated estrogens (CEEs; e.g. Premarin) and esterified estrogens (EEs; e.g. Estratab, Menest). CEEs is the most commonly used form of estrogen medications in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for menopausal symptoms in the United States. Estrone sulfate is the major estrogen in CEEs (about 50%) while equilin sulfate is the second major estrogen in the formulation, present as about 25% of the total.

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