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Oxymetholone, a steroid which inhibits progesterone synthesis, was given to 6 women in early pregnancy to produce abortions. Patients were less than 7 weeks pregnant; duration since last menstrual period was less than 46 days when therapy started. Dosage varied from 50 mg daily for 7 days to 100 mg 3 times a day for 10 days. Serum HCG, progesterone, and estradiol levels were measured before, during, and after therapy. Also total serum proteins, albumin, globulin, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, SGOT, SGPT, and complete blood counts were obtained before and immediately after treatment. All determinations were normal, including the hormones. No abortions resulted from the therapy although some vaginal bleeding was noted by 3 patients. Nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain were side effects in 4. Results indicate that oxymetholone is an ineffective agent for termination of early pregnancy.
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PMID:A study of the abortifacient effect of oxymetholone in early gestation. 113 38

Androgen was reported to cause cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) during replacement therapy for aplastic anemia. Oxymetholone, a synthetic androgen analogue, has been widely used in the treatment of aplastic anemia. A 40-year-old woman with aplastic anemia visited our hospital because of severe headache, nausea, vomiting, blurred vision and diplopia for a period of 1 month. She had taken oxymetholone for 2 years. Neurological examination revealed bilateral papilledema and bilateral sixth nerve palsies. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), performed at the time of admission, demonstrated left-sided tentorial SDH, and focal cerebral thrombosis of the left superficial sylvian vein and sigmoid sinus. MR venography revealed multiple irregularities in the superior sagittal sinus and left transverse sinus. CVT with tentorial subdural hematoma (SDH) caused by oxymetholone was strongly suggested. Oxymetholone was immediately discontinued, and her symptoms and signs disappeared. Because of the thrombocytopenia, anticoagulation was not started. She was discharged and visited the outpatient clinic without neurological symptoms for 6 months. This report supports the cautions given about the risk of CVT with oxymetholone supplementation in aplastic anemia. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of CVT associated with tentorial SDH that was probably caused by oxymetholone.
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PMID:Cerebral venous thrombosis associated with tentorial subdural hematoma during oxymetholone therapy. 1126 87