The molecule is a 17beta-hydroxy steroid that is testosterone in which the 17beta hydrogen is replaced by an ethynyl group. Ethisterone was the first orally active progestin and is a metabolite of danazol. It has a role as a progestin and a drug metabolite. It is a 17beta-hydroxy steroid, a 3-oxo-Delta(4) steroid, a terminal acetylenic compound and a tertiary alcohol. It derives from a testosterone.
(8R,9S,10R,13S,14S,17R)-17-ethynyl-17-hydroxy-10,13-dimethyl-2,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-one