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Testosterone caproate

Chemical compound

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Testosterone caproate (TCa), also known as testosterone hexanoate, is an androgen and anabolic steroid and a testosterone ester that is no longer marketed. It was formerly available as a component of Omnadren 250, along with testosterone isocaproate, testosterone phenylpropionate, and testosterone propionate, but this formulation has since been discontinued.

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List of androgen esters

This is a list of androgen esters, including esters of natural androgens like testosterone and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) like nandrolone (19-nortestosterone).

Estradiol dibutyrate/hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate/testosterone caproate

Estradiol dibutyrate/hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate/testosterone caproate, sold under the brand name Triormon Depositum, is an injectable combination medication of estradiol dibutyrate (EDBu), an estrogen, hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate (OHPH), a progestogen, and testosterone caproate (TCa), an androgen/anabolic steroid, which was used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms in women. It contained 3 mg EDBu, 30 mg OHPH, and 50 mg TCa in oil solution and was administered by intramuscular injection.

Testosterone propionate/testosterone phenylpropionate/testosterone isocaproate/testosterone caproate

Testosterone propionate/testosterone phenylpropionate/testosterone isocaproate/testosterone caproate, sold under the brand name Omnadren or Omnadren 250, is an injectable combination medication of four testosterone esters, all of which are androgens/anabolic steroids, which is no longer marketed.