Testosterone Cypionate is one of the many esterified variants of Testosterone available, and is most likely the second most popular esterified variant (the first being Testosterone Enanthate). It is an injectable form of Testosterone with a slow rate of release and a longer half-life. However, the release rates and half-life of both Testosterone Cypionate and Testosterone Enanthate are very much identical and the two compounds are easily interchangeable (for example, an individual can easily run a 10 week cycle of Testosterone and switch between Testosterone Enanthate and Testosterone Cypionate seamlessly). Testosterone Cypionate possesses a half-life of approximately 12 days while Testosterone Enanthate possesses a half-life of approximately 10 days – hardly much difference. The interesting fact about Testosterone Cypionate, however, is that it seems to have a distinct favor of popularity among American bodybuilders and athletes over the Enanthate variant. These distinctions are not extreme, however, and the commonality of use and availability of both variants is almost equal with Testosterone Enanthate ever so slightly more popular. Neither variant possesses any advantages over the other.
Testosterone Cypionate was first created in the mid-1950s, and was released on the prescription drug market under the brand name Depo-Testosterone and manufactured by UpJohn (however, its brand name at first was labeled as Depo-Testosterone cyclopentylpropionate but was shortened for obvious reasons). Unlike Testosterone Enanthate, which is primarily known as an international item, Testosterone Cypionate is known to be the US answer to the Enanthate variant (although Testosterone Enanthate is utilized almost just as equally in the US). Testosterone Cypionate has held such a positive track record that it is in fact still in production by Upjohn (who merged with Pfizer in 2009) today. As Testosterone Cypionate was the American response to the international product Testosterone Enanthate, many American bodybuilders and athletes throughout the 1960s, 70s, and 80s preferred the use of Testosterone Cypionate over the Enanthate variant for no reason other than the support of an American product, very much akin to an issue of pride (once again, the Cypionate and Enanthate variants of Testosterone are both almost 100% identical and there is no practical reason to prefer one compound over the other).
However, there have been very minimal reports of various pateints that prefer Testosterone Cypionate to Testosterone Enanthate if only because of the fact that some individuals tend to respond better at the injection site. A very small percentage of individuals have reported irritated injection sites in response to the Enanthate variant, and find the Cypionate variant to be much easier in terms of the injection site comfort and reaction. Medically, Testosterone Cypionate, like Enanthate, is used primarily for the treatment of androgen-deficient male patients (hypogonadism and andropause). Other although minor uses of Testosterone Cypionate in the medical field included: the treatment of individuals deficient in bone density and strength, treating uncontrollable menstrual bleeding (menorrhagia), osteoporosis treatment, treatment for frail elderly patients and individuals recovering from periods of extensive muscular atrophy. In recent years, just like Testosterone Enanthate, Testosterone Cypionate has been investigated in its use as a male birth control drug at a dose of 200mg weekly.
Testosterone Cypionate in the 1970s, like all anabolic steroids at the time, had undergone a narrowing of approved medical application in its use. The FDA had narrowed its approved medical uses down to the treatment of male androgen deficiency (hypogonadism and andropause). Testosterone Cypionate held an even stronger case for its narrowing of approved applications due to the fact that Testosterone itself is quite the strong androgen unsuitable for use in females and children where other more suitable anabolic steroids (such as Anavar and Primobolan) could be used instead.
25mg-75mg weekly (Typical female dose weekly)
100mg-200mg weekly (Typical male dose)
200mg-400mg weekly (Advanced Athletes, Body Building, Physique Comps)
Testosterone Cypionate 250mg/ML by ZPCH (10 Syringes Included)
It is not recommended to use Testosterone Replacement Therapy if you suffer from any of the following. Please consult with a licensed physician before starting any TRT program.
- People with Liver diseases
- Family history of heart disease
- History of Kidney problems
- Any form of cancer
- History of severe sleep apnea
- Polycythemia (Elevated red blood cell count) 54% or more
- History of high cholesterol
- Diabetes (may aggressively decrease blood sugar)
- Blood clots (This product increases red blood cell count and blood thickening)
- If you're pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Testosterone is a CATAGORY X drug. Category-X drugs should NEVER be used during pregnancy.
- Anyone under the age of 25 unless specifically prescribed by a licensed physician