testosterone propionate

testosterone propionate
testosterone propionate n a white or whitish crystalline ester C22H32O3 of testosterone that is used esp. in the treatment of postpubertal cryptorchidism and symptoms of andropause, in palliation of inoperable breast cancer, and in the prevention of postpartum pain and breast engorgement, that is usu. administered intramuscularly, and that has a half-life of about four hours

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an ester of testosterone, having the same actions and uses as the base, and with a shorter duration of effect than those of the cypionate and enanthate esters; administered intramuscularly.

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