Trestolone (MENT): What It Is, Trials and Status
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Trestolone (MENT): what it is, trials and status

US status · Approval status · Half-life notes

What is trestolone?

Trestolone (7-alpha-methyl-19-nortestosterone, MENT) is a synthetic androgen related to nandrolone. It was developed and tested in small trials as an implant for male contraception and androgen replacement, but it has never been approved, and we found no trestolone product in FDA's Drugs@FDA database.

Also known as: MENT, 7α-methyl-19-nortestosterone, trestolone acetate.

US products

For trestolone, there is no approved product, so there are no label strengths. The human trials used implants under the skin or study injections, not products sold today.

Approval status and how it is used

Trestolone is not approved in the US. It is not one of the substances named in the federal Schedule III list (21 CFR 1308.13(f)); the DEA definition of an anabolic steroid is not limited to that list, and whether it covers trestolone is a legal question we cannot answer here. WADA names trestolone (MENT) on its Prohibited List as an anabolic steroid, banned in and out of competition.

In healthy men, MENT strongly suppressed the body's own testosterone, LH and FSH; with two or four implants, testosterone fell by 93% on average and recovered after the implants were removed (Noé 1999), and single injections also lowered testosterone and gonadotropins (Suvisaari 1997). In a contraception trial with a progestogen (Walton 2007), sperm counts fell quickly at first, but suppression was not kept up as MENT release from the implants dropped, 6 men noticed loss of libido, and HDL cholesterol fell.

Anti-doping researchers reported in 2026 that no doping sample had been reported positive for MENT in two decades, possibly because it is hard to measure, and identified new urine metabolites to detect it (Piper 2026).

Trestolone half-life and time to peak

  • Half-lifeNot listed
  • Time to peak (Tmax)Not listed

After a single injection of a study suspension into muscle, MENT peaked about 1 to 2 hours later (Suvisaari 1997), but the summary gives no half-life, and that form is not one sold today. So we do not list a half-life or time to peak.

How to track trestolone in Dose Track

  1. Add trestolone as a custom compound. Start typing its name and Dose Track fills in the details from its research library for you to check, and it sits next to everything else you take.
  2. Log each dose when you take it so your history shows exactly what you took and when.
  3. Set reminders on your own schedule, whether that is daily, weekly or every few days.
  4. Your log is stored on your phone and no account is needed. Data only leaves it for features you choose, like AI answers and lab reading.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the half-life of trestolone?+
After a single injection of a study suspension into muscle, MENT peaked about 1 to 2 hours later (Suvisaari 1997), but the summary gives no half-life, and that form is not one sold today. So we do not list a half-life or time to peak.
Is trestolone (MENT) approved anywhere in the US?+
No. We found no trestolone product in Drugs@FDA. It was tested in small trials as a contraceptive implant for men and never approved. WADA bans it in sport.
Can I track trestolone in Dose Track?+
Yes. Trestolone is in Dose Track's research library, so when you add it as a custom compound its details are filled in for you to check. You can then log each dose next to your other compounds, set reminders on your own schedule, and see your history next to your lab results. Your log is stored on your phone and no account is needed. Data only leaves it for features you choose, like AI answers and lab reading.