Methyltestosterone, muag raws li cov npe khoom lag luamAndroid, Metandren, thiabKuajntawm lwm tus, yog ib qho tshuaj androgen thiab anabolic steroid (AAS) uas yog siv rau hauv kev kho mob ntawm cov testosterone qis hauv cov txiv neej, ncua kev puberty rau cov tub hluas, ntawm cov koob tshuaj tsawg raws li ib feem ntawm menopausal hormone therapy rau menopausal cov tsos mob xws li kub flashes, osteoporosis, thiab tsis tshua muaj siab sib deev hauv cov poj niam, thiab kho mob qog noj ntshav hauv cov poj niam.[4][5][12][13][14]Nws yog noj los ntawm qhov ncauj los yog tuav hauv lub plhu lossis hauv qab tus nplaig.[4][13][14][6]
Cov kev mob tshwm sim ntawm methyltestosterone muaj xws li cov tsos mob ntawm masculinization xws li pob txuv, nce plaub hau kev loj hlob, lub suab hloov, thiab muaj kev sib deev muaj siab.[4]Nws kuj tuaj yeem ua rau cov tshuaj estrogenic xws li cov kua dej tuav, lub mis rhiab, thiab lub mis loj hauv cov txiv neej thiab lub siab puas.[4]Cov tshuaj yog ib qho hluavtaws androgen thiab anabolic steroid thiab li no yog ib qho agonist ntawm androgen receptor (AR), lub hom phiaj lom neeg ntawm androgens xws li testosterone thiab dihydrotestosterone (DHT).[4][15]Nws muaj cov teebmeem androgenic nruab nrab thiab cov teebmeem anabolic nruab nrab, uas ua rau nws muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau kev tsim cov txiv neej.[4][16]
Methyltestosterone tau tshawb pom hauv xyoo 1935 thiab tau qhia txog kev siv tshuaj kho mob hauv xyoo 1936.[6][17][18][19][4]Nws tau ua sai sai tom qab kev tshawb pom ntawm testosterone thiab yog ib qho ntawm thawj AAS hluavtaws tsim.[6][17][18]Ntxiv rau nws txoj kev kho mob, methyltestosterone yog siv los txhim kho lub cev thiab kev ua haujlwm, txawm hais tias nws tsis yog siv ntau li lwm yam AAS rau cov laj thawj zoo li no vim nws cov teebmeem androgenic, cov teebmeem estrogenic, thiab kev pheej hmoo ntawm daim siab puas.[4]Cov tshuaj yog cov tshuaj tswj hwm hauv ntau lub tebchaws thiab yog li kev siv tsis siv tshuaj feem ntau yog txhaum cai.[4]
