Androstenetrione + Testosterone Enanthate
Testosterone Enanthate brand name: Xyosted.
Androstenetrione has a minor interaction with Testosterone Enanthate. Androstenetrione, as an aromatase inhibitor, may interact with androgens by affecting the balance between testosterone and estrogen levels in the body.
Read the full interaction reportAndrostenetrione and Testosterone Enanthate
Here is the interaction we found between these two, with the evidence behind it.
Androgens
Why this applies to Testosterone Enanthate
Testosterone Enanthate falls under Androgens — the group Androstenetrione interacts with.
Interaction has been documented in animal or in lab research, or the interaction has been documented in humans but is limited to case reports or conflicting clinical research exists.
Here's the simple version: testosterone enanthate is an injectable form of testosterone, and Androstenetrione is a supplement that blocks aromatase, the enzyme that normally turns some of your testosterone into estrogen. If you stack these two, you'd be adding testosterone while also stopping part of it from converting to estrogen, so you may end up with more active testosterone hanging around than expected.
In practice that can nudge the usual testosterone side effects upward, things like acne, oily skin, mood changes, fluid retention, or a higher red blood cell count. The good news is this is rated a minor interaction with weak evidence, so it's more of a heads-up than an alarm. Since both affect your hormones, please loop in your doctor or pharmacist before combining them, and keep up with your lab work.
What These Ratings Mean
Every interaction above is graded three ways — here’s the key to each label.
Clinically significant. Avoid the combination, or use only under close professional supervision.
Usually worth avoiding or managing — may need monitoring, a dose change, or timing apart.
Generally not serious. Be aware of it and mention it to your pharmacist.
- LikelyWell-controlled human studies have demonstrated the likely existence of this interaction.
- ProbableInteraction has not been documented in well-controlled studies, however, the interaction has been demonstrated in some small human studies or in controlled animal studies in conjunction with multiple case reports.
- PossibleInteraction has been documented in animal or in lab research, or the interaction has been documented in humans but is limited to case reports or conflicting clinical research exists.
- UnlikelyInteraction has been demonstrated in animal or in lab research but has been shown not to occur in humans.
- AHigh-quality meta-analysis (quantitative systematic review).
- BCase-control study.
- CConsensus.
- DAnecdotal evidence.
These ratings are for information only. Never start, stop, or otherwise change your therapy before speaking with your provider.
Androstenetrione Also Interacts With Other Medications
Androstenetrione has 8 minor known drug interactions in our database — the Testosterone Enanthate one above is one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.
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Questions About Androstenetrione or Testosterone Enanthate
These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Androstenetrione or Testosterone Enanthate, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:
- Pharmacist Instructing To Reuse Single Dose Testosterone Vials ›
- Is Frozen Testosterone Still Safe To Use? ›
Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.
See Every Supplement That Interacts With Testosterone Enanthate
This page covers Androstenetrione only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Testosterone Enanthate page lists 184 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.
The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), Beer (major), Grapefruit (major), Siberian Cocklebur (major) and St. John's Wort (major).
By severity: 6 major · 134 moderate · 44 minor.
From our pharmacist’s overview on the Testosterone Enanthate page
“Beer and wine both carry major ratings on this list, because heavy alcohol use can compound the strain testosterone enanthate (Xyosted) already places on the liver. That liver theme runs through 38 of the 184 ingredients on file, Siberian cocklebur among them, and with six interactions rated major overall, this page deserves genuine ca…”
Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026
Taking Androstenetrione as Part of a Dietary Supplement Product? Check It for Interactions
We hold 2 real supplement products containing Androstenetrione, each one broken down to its full ingredient list — and combination products often carry several ingredients besides Androstenetrione. Your product may carry other ingredients that interact with Testosterone Enanthate too, on top of Androstenetrione — and those would not show on this page. Find your product and we’ll check every ingredient on its label:
Where Androstenetrione and Testosterone Enanthate Sit Against Everything Else
Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.
#998 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days
#934 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days
Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.
About Androstenetrione
What is Androstenetrione?
- Boosting testosterone
- Lowering estrogen
- Bodybuilding and muscle building
- Post-cycle support for steroid users
- Athletic performance
Androstenetrione (6-OXO) is a synthetic compound marketed to raise testosterone by blocking the enzyme that turns testosterone into estrogen. Solid human evidence that it offers real benefits is lacking, and it can cause hormone-related side effects, so most people should avoid it and talk with a healthcare provider first.
About Testosterone Injection
What Is Testosterone Injection Used For?
Brand name: Xyosted
Testosterone injection is primarily used in men whose bodies do not produce enough testosterone on their own — a condition called hypogonadism. This includes primary hypogonadism (a problem with the testicles themselves, such as from injury, infection, or surgery) and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (caused by problems in the brain's hormone signaling from the hypothalamus or pituitary gland). It is also used to stimulate puberty in carefully selected adolescent males with clearly delayed puberty who have not responded to other support.
Testosterone Enanthate Injection is also approved for use in women with advanced, inoperable metastatic breast cancer (specifically skeletal metastases) who are one to five years past menopause, or in premenopausal women with hormone-responsive breast cancer who have had their ovaries removed. This use should be directed by an oncologist. Aveed (testosterone undecanoate) is specifically approved for male hypogonadism only.
Other Drugs & Androstenetrione
Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Androstenetrione — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.
No drugs match “”.
8 interactions
No interaction 2,821 drugs checked — show the list
We also checked Androstenetrione against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.
- Apixaban ›
- Levothyroxine ›
- Amlodipine ›
- Methylphenidate ›
- Warfarin ›
- Sertraline ›
- Losartan Potassium ›
- Metoprolol ›
- Aspirin ›
- Ivermectin ›
- Rivaroxaban ›
- Rosuvastatin ›
- Escitalopram ›
- Tadalafil ›
- Acetaminophen ›
- Clopidogrel ›
- Valacyclovir ›
- Atorvastatin ›
- Docusate ›
- Hydroxyurea ›
- Abemaciclib ›
- Methamphetamine ›
- Sumatriptan ›
- Ibuprofen ›
- Semaglutide ›
- Tirzepatide ›
- Warfarin Sodium ›
- Prednisone ›
- Propranolol ›
- Lisdexamfetamine ›
- Acyclovir ›
- Bupropion ›
- Metformin ›
- Amoxicillin ›
- Lisinopril ›
- Bendamustine ›
- Amitriptyline ›
- Doxycycline ›
- Lamotrigine ›
- Fluoxetine ›
- Methotrexate ›
- Acetaminophen, Codeine ›
- Gabapentin ›
- Amphetamine ›
- Pregabalin ›
- Isotretinoin ›
- Dextroamphetamine ›
- Azithromycin ›
- Clonazepam ›
- Quetiapine ›
- Omeprazole ›
- Amlodipine Besylate ›
- Methylene Blue ›
- Duloxetine ›
- Letrozole ›
- Buspirone ›
- Citalopram ›
- Ciprofloxacin ›
- Naproxen ›
- Bisoprolol ›
Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,821 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Androstenetrione list.
Sources & How We Checked
Interaction details are evidence-graded and sourced from the Natural Medicines database. The medication overview comes from MedlinePlus.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference for vitamins, herbs and supplements — the basis for our interaction data.
- MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine — NIH consumer drug information, used for the medication overviews.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — Official supplement product labels.
Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists. See our data sources and editorial standards for how this information is built and checked.
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DISCLAIMER: Currently this does not check for drug-drug interactions. This is not an all-inclusive comprehensive list of potential interactions and is for informational purposes only. Not all interactions are known or well-reported in the scientific literature, and new interactions are continually being reported. Input is needed from a qualified healthcare provider including a pharmacist before starting any therapy. Application of clinical judgment is necessary.
© 2021 Therapeutic Research Center, LLC
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