Table 2 Progesterone and synthetic gestagens and their properties (mod. nach 73.

	Progestogenic	Antigonadotropic	Antiestrogenic	Estrogenic	Androgenic	Antiandrogenic	Glucocorticoid	Antimineralocorticoid
Progesterone	+	+	+	–	–	±	+	+
Dydrogesterone	+	–	+	–	–	±	–	±
Medrogestone	+	+	+	–	–	±	–	–
17a-Hydroxyprogesterone derivatives
Chlormadinone acetate	+	+	+	–	–	+	+	–
Cyproterone acetate	+	+	+	–	–	++	+	–
Megestrol acetate	+	+	+	–	±	+	+	–
Medroxyprogesterone acetate	+	+	+	–	±	–	+	–
19-Nor-progesterone derivatives
Nomegestrol acetate	+	+	+	–	–	±	–	–
Promegestone	+	+	+	–	–	–	–	–
Trimegestone	+	+	+	–	–	±	–	±
19-Nortestosterone derivatives
Norethisterone	+	+	+	+	+	–	–	–
Lynestrenol	+	+	+	+	+	–	–	–
Norethynodrel	±	+	+	+	+	–	–	–
Levonorgestrel	+	+	+	–	+	–	–	–
Norgestimate	+	+	+	–	+	–	–	–
Desogestrel	+	+	+	–	+	–	–	–
Gestoden	+	+	+	–	+	–	+	+
Dienogest	+	+	±	±	–	+	–	–
Spirolonactone derivatives
Drospirenone	+	+	+	–	–	+	–	+