Metenolone enanthate

Metenolone enanthate
Metenolone enanthate
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(5α,17β)-1-methyl-3-oxoandrost-1-en-17-yl heptanoate
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status Schedule III (US)
Pharmacokinetic data
Half-life 10.5 days
Identifiers
CAS number 303-42-4
ATC code None
PubChem CID 248271
ChemSpider 217360 YesY
Synonyms [(5S,8S,9S,10S,13S,14S,17S)-1,10,13-Trimethyl-3-oxo-4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl] heptanoate
Chemical data
Formula C27H42O3 
Mol. mass 414.621 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Methenolone enanthate, or metenolone enanthate, is a dihydrotestosterone (DHT) based anabolic steroid. It is an ester derivative of methenolone sold commonly under the brand names Primobolan (tablet form) or Primobolan Depot (injectable). When it interacts with the aromatase enzyme it does not form any estrogens.[citation needed] It is used by people who are very susceptible to estrogenic side effects, having lower estrogenic properties than nandrolone. Methenolone, in form of enanthate and acetate, is available as an injection or as an oral respectively. The injection is naturally regarded as having a higher bioavailability. It is an enanthate ester which is quite long-acting. Because it by-passes hepatic breakdown on the first pass, it also has a higher survival rate.[citation needed] The tablets are in a short-lived acetate form. Methenolone is not 17-alpha-alkylated, but 1-methylated for oral bioavailability. This reduces the stress on the liver, but also the availability.[citation needed] It is considered one of the safer steroids, meaning it has few side effects.[citation needed] Methenolone has no estrogenic side effects, and its effects on cholesterol levels are minimal.[citation needed] In doses of 200 mg per week or less (intramuscular) blood pressure is rarely altered.[citation needed] It is possibly one of the safer anabolic steroids for females due to very low virilization effects in short-term usage.[citation needed] Methenolone is also not overly suppressive of the HPTA axis, although how suppressive is debatable.[citation needed] For this reason, many bodybuilders use it in between steroid cycles during their "off-time" to help maintain their gains and strength. The long term safety of such a practice is possibly dangerous and can lead to permanent suppression of the HPTA axis.[1]

Use by Major League Baseball players

In February 2009, Sports Illustrated reported that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for two anabolic steroids, testosterone and Primobolan, while playing for the Texas Rangers in 2003. He claims to have purchased them over the counter, in the Dominican Republic. However, "boli" is an illegal substance in the Dominican.[2][3] In an interview with ESPN two days after the SI revelations, Rodriguez admitted to using banned substances from 2001 to 2003, citing "an enormous amount of pressure to perform," but said he had not since then used banned performance-enhancing substances.[4][5] He said he did not know the name(s) of the particular substance(s) he was using, and would not specify whether he took them in injectable form.[4]

Primobolan, which has no approved prescriptive use,[2] is the same steroid to which Barry Bonds allegedly tested positive in 2000 and 2001 (though such 'evidence' was dismissed as inadmissible hearsay).[3] A weak steroid on its own, it is generally used in conjunction with other steroids.[6] The drug is generally preferred in injected rather than oral form due to its cost.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Androgenic Anabolic Steroid Use and Severe Hypothalamic-Pituitary Dysfunction: a Case Study". www.thieme-connect.com. http://www.thieme-connect.com/ejournals/abstract/sportsmed/doi/10.1055/s-2003-39089;jsessionid=983072189C7F586850656C57C8FA4D80.jvm5. Retrieved 2008-03-19. 
  2. ^ a b "Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003". Sports Illustrated. February 2009. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/02/07/alex-rodriguez-steroids/index.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09.  By Selena Roberts and David Epstein.
  3. ^ a b Schmidt, Michael S. (2009-02-07). "Alex Rodriguez Said to Test Positive in 2003". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/sports/baseball/08arod.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
  4. ^ a b Gammons, Peter (2009-02-09). "A-Rod admits, regrets use of PEDs". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3894847. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
  5. ^ Schmidt, Michael S. (2009-02-09). "Rodriguez Admits to Using Performance-Enhancing Drugs". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/sports/baseball/10rodriguez.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
  6. ^ a b Prunty, Brendan (2009-02-07). "What is Primobolan?". Star-Ledger. http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2009/02/what_is_primobolan.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09. 
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Androstane (carbon 19 present)
Adrenosterone • Androisoxazole • Bolasterone (Myagen) • Bolazine • Boldione • Boldenone undecylenate (Equipoise) • 4-Chlordehydromethyltestosterone (Turinabol) • 4-Hydroxytestosterone • Calusterone • Clostebol • Danazol • Desoxymethyltestosterone (Madol) • DHT • Drostanolone (Masteron) • Enestebol • Epitiostanol • Fluoxymesterone (Halotestin) • Formebolone • Furazabol (Miotolan) • Hydroxystenozole • Mebolazine • Mesabolone • Mestanolone • Mesterolone (Proviron) • Methandriol • Methandrostenolone (Dianabol) • Methenolone • Methenolone enanthate (Primobolan) • Methasterone (Superdrol) • Methyltestosterone • Oxandrolone (Anavar) • Oxymetholone (Anadrol) • Oxymesterone • Prostanozol • Quinbolone (Anabolicum Vister) • Roxibolone • Silandrone • Stanozolol (Strombafort, Winstrol) • Stenbolone • Testosterone`s (Sustamed, Sustanon) • 1-Testosterone • Thiomesterone • Trestolone
Estrene (carbon 19 absent)
Prohormones
1-Androstenediol • 1,4-Androstadienedione • 4-Androstenediol • 4-Androstenedione • 19-Norandrostenediol • 19-Norandrostenedione • DHEA

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