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Estradiol cypionate

What the body does with Estradiol cypionate, from the dose to the exit, as its Wikipedia drug infobox records it.

Quoted from the Wikipedia infobox, not yet written up by hand. The order is the usual order of events, not a measured schedule.

Estradiol cypionatetakenEstradiolmetaboliteExitUrine

The clock, on a log scale

Each bar runs from the dose to about five half-lives, roughly when 97% of that molecule has been converted or cleared. The scale is logarithmic so minutes and days fit on one line.

  1. doseabsorbed

    Bioavailability

    IM: High 1

  2. hoursbreakdown

    Metabolism

    Cleavage via esterases in the liver, blood, and tissues 1

  3. hoursmade from it

    Metabolites

    Estradiol, cypionic acid, and metabolites of estradiol 1

  4. half-lifehalf gone

    Elimination half-life

    IM (aqueous suspension): 8–10 days 1

  5. durationeffects

    Duration of action

    IM (oil): 5 mg ≈ 11–14 days; IM (aqueous suspension): 5 mg ≈ 14–24 days 1

  6. exitleaves the body

    Excretion

    Urine 1

Source

  1. Wikipedia, Estradiol cypionate, drug infobox (revision 1352435692), CC BY-SA 4.0. Values quoted as they appear, with wiki markup removed.

Half-lives vary between people, doses and routes. This page explains what the body does with a drug. It is not dosing advice.