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The elimination half-life of levonorgestrel is 24 to 32 hours, although values as short as 8 hours and as great as 45 hours have been reported. [4] [6] About 20 to 67% of a single oral dose of levonorgestrel is eliminated in urine and 21 to 34% in feces. [6]
Whereas the biological half-life of estradiol given by intravenous injection is about 0.5 to 2 hours, the biological half-life of oral estradiol has a range of 13 to 20 hours due to the large and long-lasting pool of estrogen conjugates that is formed during first-pass metabolism and that serves to continuously replenish circulating estradiol ...
Norgestimate is a rapidly and completely converted prodrug, mainly of norelgestromin (17β-deacetylnorgestimate or levonorgestrel 3-oxime), but also of levonorgestrel (3-keto-17β-deacetylnorgestimate) to a lesser extent (22 ± 6% of an administered dose or about 40–70 μg) [2] and of levonorgestrel acetate (levonorgestrel 17β-acetate) in ...
Levonorgestrel emergency contraception has an efficiency rate of 89% if it's used correctly within 72 hours after unprotected intercourse. That means 11 out of 100 people who use it after ...
The biological activity of norgestrel lies in the levo enantiomer, levonorgestrel, whereas the dextro isomer is inactive. [6] As such, norgestrel is identical in its hormonal activity to levonorgestrel except that it is half as potent by weight. [6]
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The unbound ERα has an intracellular half-life of up to 5 days, but this shortens to 3–4 hours once bound to a ligand such as estradiol. [23] [22] Estrogen deprivation can easily increase sensitivity to estrogens like estradiol by 10,000-fold or more, demonstrating a profound capacity of the ERs for upregulation and downregulation. [24]
The pharmacokinetics of estradiol, including its bioavailability, metabolism, biological half-life, and other parameters, differ by route of administration. [11] Likewise, the potency of estradiol, and its local effects in certain tissues, most importantly the liver, differ by route of administration as well. [11]