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| type = combo
| drug_name = Climacteron
| component1 = Estradiol benzoate
| class1 = [[Chemistry:Estrogen (medication)|Estrogen]]
| component2 = Estradiol dienanthate
| class2 = [[Chemistry:Estrogen (medication)|Estrogen]]
| component3 = Testosterone enanthate benzilic acid hydrazone
| class3 = [[Biology:Androgen|Androgen]]/[[Chemistry:Anabolic steroid|anabolic steroid]]

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| tradename = Climacteron
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| routes_of_administration = [[Biology:Intramuscular injection|Intramuscular injection]]

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'''Climacteron''' is a [[Chemistry:Combination drug|combination formulation]] of 1.0&nbsp;mg [[Chemistry:Estradiol benzoate|estradiol benzoate]], 7.5&nbsp;mg estradiol dienanthate, and 150&nbsp;mg testosterone enanthate benzilic acid hydrazone (69&nbsp;mg [[Chemistry:Testosterone (medication)|testosterone]] base) which is used in the treatment of menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women.<ref name="Climacteron">https://www.drugs.com/mmx/climacteron.html</ref><ref name="pmid3067252">{{cite journal | vauthors = Sherwin BB | title = Estrogen and/or androgen replacement therapy and cognitive functioning in surgically menopausal women | journal = Psychoneuroendocrinology | volume = 13 | issue = 4 | pages = 345–57 | date = 1988 | pmid = 3067252 | doi = 10.1016/0306-4530(88)90060-1 | url = }}</ref> It is administered by [[Biology:Intramuscular injection|intramuscular injection]] and is given once every 4 to 8&nbsp;weeks or less frequently.<ref name="Climacteron" />

==See also==
* [[Chemistry:List of estrogen esters#Estradiol esters|List of estrogen esters § Estradiol esters]]
* [[Chemistry:List of androgen esters#Testosterone esters|List of androgen esters § Testosterone esters]]

==References==
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[[Category:Androgens and anabolic steroids]]
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[[Category:Estradiol esters]]
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[[Category:Synthetic estrogens]]
[[Category:Testosterone esters]]



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