Altrenogest (Allyltrenbolone) is a progestogen structurally related to veterinary steroid trenbolone.
Altrenogest (Allyltrenbolone) is a progestogen structurally related to veterinary steroid trenbolone. Treatment of embryo-recipient mares with Altrenogest (Allyltrenbolone) appears to be beneficial in extending the degree of donor-recipient synchrony required for successful embryo transfer[1]. The oil and gel Altrenogest (Allyltrenbolone) preparations are equally effective in modulating estrous behavior and time to estrus and ovulation. Altrenogest (Allyltrenbolone) treatment started late in diestrus appears to result in a high incidence of ovulation during treatment and when luteolysis and ovulation occur during treatment; the subsequent luteal phase is frequently prolonged due to failure of regression of the CL[2].
References:
[1]. Parry-Weeks, L.C. and D.W. Holtan, Effect of altrenogest on pregnancy maintenance in unsynchronized equine embryo recipients. J Reprod Fertil Suppl, 1987. 35: p. 433-8.
[2]. Daels, P.F., et al., Persistence of the luteal phase following ovulation during altrenogest treatment in mares. Theriogenology, 1996. 46(5): p. 799-811.