mesterolone
Sign in to saveMesterolone, sold under the brand name Proviron among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used mainly in the treatment of low testosterone levels. It has also been used to treat male infertility, although this use is controversial. It is taken by mouth.
Research
206 papers- Mesterolone treatment of patients with pathospermia.International urology and nephrology · 1978
- Psychopharmacological profile of mesterolone.Polish journal of pharmacology and pharmacy · 1981
- Differential response of oxidative and glycolytic skeletal muscle fibers to mesterolone.Scientific reports · 2021
- Influence of mesterolone on satellite cell distribution and fiber morphology within maturing chicken pectoralis muscle.Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) · 2012
- Markers of mesterolone abuse in sulfate fraction for doping control in human urine.Journal of mass spectrometry : JMS · 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 304.24
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- chemical formula
- C₂₀H₃₂O₂
- isomeric SMILES
- C[C@H]1CC(=O)C[C@H]2[C@]1([C@H]3CC[C@]4([C@H]([C@@H]3CC2)CC[C@@H]4O)C)C
- canonical SMILES
- CC1CC(=O)CC2C1(C3CCC4(C(C3CC2)CCC4O)C)C
- MCN code
- 2937.29.40
- defined daily dose
- 50
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Mesterolone, sold under the brand name Proviron among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used mainly in the treatment of low testosterone levels. It has also been used to treat male infertility, although this use is controversial. It is taken by mouth.
Side effects of mesterolone include symptoms of masculinization like acne, scalp hair loss, increased body hair growth, voice changes, and increased sexual desire. It has no risk of liver damage. The drug is a synthetic androgen and anabolic steroid and hence is an agonist of the androgen receptor (AR), the biological target of androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It has strong androgenic effects and weak anabolic effects, which make it useful for producing masculinization. The drug has no estrogenic effects.
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