Methyltestosterone

Methyltestosterone
Systematic (IUPAC) name
17b-hydroxy-17a-methylandrost-4-ene-3-one
Clinical data
Trade names Virilon
AHFS/Drugs.com monograph
Legal status
Routes of
administration
oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Metabolism Liver
Biological half-life 6-8 hours
Excretion 90% urine / 10% feces
Identifiers
CAS Number 58-18-4 YesY
ATC code G03BA02
PubChem CID 6010
IUPHAR/BPS 6945
DrugBank DB06710 N
ChemSpider 5788 YesY
UNII V9EFU16ZIF YesY
ChEBI CHEBI:27436 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL1395 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C20H30O2
Molar mass 302.451
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Methyltestosterone (brand names:[1] Android, Androral, Oraviron, Testred, Virilon), also known as 17α-methyltestosterone, is a 17α-alkylated anabolic steroid used to treat males with a testosterone deficiency.[2] It bears close structural similarity to testosterone, but has a methyl group at C17 in order to increase oral bioavailability. Due to aromatization to the metabolization-resistant estrogen 17α-methylestradiol, methyltestosterone has relatively high estrogenicity and hence side effects such as gynecomastia.[3][4]

Confiscated methyltestosterone.

See also

References

  1. "Methyltestosterone Oral : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing". WebMD. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  2. "Truestar health".
  3. Detlef Thieme; Peter Hemmersbach (18 December 2009). Doping in Sports. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 470–. ISBN 978-3-540-79088-4.
  4. Andrea R. Genazzani (17 January 2006). Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Hormones & Other Therapies. Taylor & Francis US. pp. 243–. ISBN 978-1-84214-311-7.



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