Methyltestosterone

Methyltestosterone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
17b-hydroxy-17a-methylandrost-4-ene-3-one
Clinical data
Trade names	Virilon
AHFS/Drugs.com	monograph
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	Schedule III (US)
Routes	oral
Pharmacokinetic data
Metabolism	Liver
Half-life	6-8 hours
Excretion	90% urine / 10% feces
Identifiers
CAS number	58-18-4 Y
ATC code	G03BA02
PubChem	CID 6010
DrugBank	DB06710
ChemSpider	5788 Y
UNII	V9EFU16ZIF Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:27436 N
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1395 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C20H30O2
Mol. mass	302.451
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C20H30O2/c1-18-9-6-14(21)12-13(18)4-5-15-16(18)7-10-19(2)17(15)8-11-20(19,3)22/h12,15-17,22H,4-11H2,1-3H3/t15-,16+,17+,18+,19+,20+/m1/s1 Y Key:GCKMFJBGXUYNAG-HLXURNFRSA-N Y
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Methyltestosterone (brand names:^[1] Android, Testred, Virilon) is a 17-alpha-alkylated anabolic steroid used to treat men with a testosterone deficiency.^[2] It is also used in women to treat breast cancer, breast pain, swelling due to pregnancy, and with the addition of estrogen it can treat symptoms of menopause. It bears close structural similarity to testosterone, but has a methyl group at C17 in order to increase oral bioavailability.

Confiscated methyltestosterone.

References

1. ^ Methyltestosterone Oral : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing - WebMD
2. ^ "Truestar health". http://www.truestarhealth.com/Notes/1150009.html. 

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