Mesterolone cipionate is a synthetic anabolic–androgenic steroid and an androgen ester – specifically, the C17β cypionate ester of mesterolone – which was never marketed.[1][2][3] It is administered via intramuscular injection once every two weeks and acts as a long-acting prodrug of mesterolone.[3] The drug was studied in the treatment of depression in men along with mesterolone in the mid-1970s but was never introduced for medical use.[1][3]
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| Other names | Mesterolone cypionate; Mesterolone cyclopentylpropionate; Mesterolone cyclopentanepropionate |
| Routes of administration | Intramuscular injection |
| Drug class | Androgen; Anabolic steroid; Androgen ester |
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| Formula | C29H44O3 |
| Molar mass | 440.668 g·mol−1 |
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edit- ^ a b US Patent 3908007, Herrmann, W. M.; Horowski, R. & Itil, T. M. et al., "Treatment of mental depression", published 1975
- ^ Spona J (1976). "Action of steroids on LH-RH provoked gonadotropin release". Endocrinol. Exp. 10 (2): 91–100. PMID 776594.
- ^ a b c Kövary PM, Lenau H, Niermann H, Zierden E, Wagner H (1977). "Testosterone levels and gonadotrophins in Klinefelter's patients treated with injections of mesterolone cipionate". Arch Dermatol Res. 258 (3): 289–94. doi:10.1007/bf00561132. PMID 883846. S2CID 1222130.
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