Estrapronicate (), also known as estradiol nicotinate propionate is an
estrogen
Estrogen or oestrogen is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. There are three major endogenous estrogens that have estrogenic hormonal acti ...
medication
A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy (pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and re ...
and
estrogen ester
An estrogen ester is an ester of an estrogen, most typically of estradiol but also of other estrogens such as estrone, estriol, and even nonsteroidal estrogens like diethylstilbestrol. Esterification renders estradiol into a prodrug of estradiol ...
which was never marketed.
It was studied as a component of the experimental tristeroid
combination drug Trophobolene, which contained
nandrolone decanoate
Nandrolone decanoate, sold under the brand name Deca-Durabolin among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is used primarily in the treatment of anemias and wasting syndromes, as well as osteoporosis in menopausal wo ...
, estrapronicate, and
hydroxyprogesterone heptanoate.
See also
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List of estrogen esters ยง Estradiol esters
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References
Abandoned drugs
Estradiol esters
Estranes
Nicotinate esters
Synthetic estrogens
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