Testosterone propionate/testosterone valerate/testosterone undecylenate explained

Testosterone propionate/testosterone valerate/testosterone undecylenate (TP/TV/TUe), sold under the brand name Triolandren, is an injectable combination medication of testosterone propionate (TP), testosterone valerate (TV), and testosterone undecylenate (TUe), which are all androgens/anabolic steroids.^{[1] [2] [3]} It contains 20 mg/mL TP, 80 mg/mL TV, and 150 mg/mL TUe (for a total of 250 mg testosterone ester and 173.8 mg free testosterone) in oil solution and is administered by intramuscular injection at regular intervals.^[4] The medication has been reported to have a duration of action of about 10 to 20 days.

See also

• Testosterone propionate/testosterone enanthate/testosterone undecylenate
• List of combined sex-hormonal preparations § Androgens

Notes and References

1. Book: Schuermann H, Doepfmer R . Fertilitätsstörungen beim Manne. 1960. Springer-Verlag. 978-3-642-94784-1. 260–.
2. Book: Ufer J . Hormontherapie in der Frauenheilkunde: Grundlagen und Praxis. 1960. Gruyter. 153. 9783111138770 .
3. Aakvaag A, Vogt JH . Plasma testosterone values in different forms of testosterone treatment . Acta Endocrinologica . 60 . 3 . 537–42 . March 1969 . 5395873 . 10.1530/acta.0.0600537 . Triolandren®, for intramuscular use, kindly supplied by Ciba, Basel, through Kobro 8c Co., Oslo, containing three different testosterone esters, in the following amounts of testosterone equivalents per ml oil: propionate 20 mg; valerate 80 mg; undecylenate 150 mg. .
4. Zachmann M, Prader A . Anabolic and androgenic effect of testosterone in sexually immature boys and its dependency on growth hormone . The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism . 30 . 1 . 85–95 . January 1970 . 4311616 . 10.1210/jcem-30-1-85 . Triolandren, CIBA; 250 mg of this preparation contains 20 mg of testosterone propionate, 80 mg of testosterone-n-valerianate, and 150 mg of testoster- one undecylenate—250 mg thus contains 173.8 mg of testosterone; the remaining 76.2 mg consists of the ester components [...] .