Mesterolone

Also known as: Proviron

Status

Approved elsewhere. Not approved in the United States. Approved in several other countries for androgen deficiency. Schedule III controlled substance in the US.

What it is

A weak oral androgen used in some countries for hypogonadism, not liver-alkylated.

What published research measured

A 1-methylated dihydrotestosterone derivative. It is not 17-alpha-alkylated, so it lacks the hepatic burden of the oral androgens above, and it is a weak anabolic — the reason it appears in reports is its affinity for sex hormone binding globulin and mild anti-estrogenic behavior rather than any tissue-building effect. It still suppresses the body's own testosterone production.

Source

Saartok T et al. 1984 — Relative binding affinity of anabolic-androgenic steroids: comparison of the binding to the androgen receptors in ske…

Sources

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