Hydroxyestrone diacetate (brand names Colpoginon, Colpormon, Hormobion, Hormocervix) (former developmental code name RD-310), or 16α-hydroxyestrone diacetate, also known as 3,16α-dihydroxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-one 3,16α-diacetate, is a synthetic, steroidal

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which has been marketed in

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, and

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. It is a derivative of 16α-hydroxyestrone with an acetate

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s attached at the C3 and C16α positions.

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