Month: July 2022

Oxandrin may cause Liver toxicity by Michael Mooney (Original article in issue #7, October, 1998. Updated July, 2001) (See also Dr. Donald Abrams review in The AIDS Reader March, 2001;11(3) While Oxandrin is promoted as being non-toxic to the liver, the truth is Oxandrin is a 17-alpha alkylated oral anabolic steroid so it has the …

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Ora steroids and their Hepatoxicity Once testosterone is ingested orally it is readily absorbed into the hepatic circulation, yet the catabolism of testosterone by the liver is really fast, therefore normal testosterone is not able to reach the target organs before being “destroyed”. Therefore most testosterone preparations are designed to bypass hepatic metabolism. [1] Decades …

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One man’s experience with steroids for HIV by Michael Mooney from Volume 2 Issue No. 2 These are the words of a man who has experienced the benefits of progressive use of anabolic steroids. Because everyone is so different, all doctors should be willing to work creatively with a patient to find what gives them …

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Normal testosterone levels may not be enough The following study by well-known researchers Wagner and Rabkin showed that HIV(+) men who had normal levels of testosterone (they were “eugonadal”), but had the symptoms of testosterone deficiency, responded to testosterone replacement therapy with a significant reduction in symptoms. The men in the study had blood levels …

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Nandrolone decanoate for men with osteoporosis Hamdy RC, Moore SW, Whalen KE, Landy C.Am J Ther. 1998 Mar;5(2):89-95. To compare the efficacy and safety of nandrolone decanoate and calcium (NDC) with those of calcium alone (CAL) in men with idiopathic osteoporosis, a 12-month, randomized, prospective, controlled study, was performed in an outpatient clinic. Twenty-one men with idiopathic osteoporosis (as determined by …

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Musculcoskeletal side effects of steroids Anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) may cause adverse musculoskeletal effects, especially tendon rupture, attributable both to the disproportionate strength of hypertrophied muscles and to possible deleterious effects of AAS on the architecture of the tendons themselves. Table 1, sums up the main musculoskeletal adverse effects. Table 1. Adverse effects in musculoskeletal …

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Insulin as doping agent Insulin is a hormone produced in the Beta cells of the pancreas, medically it is primarily used to treat insulin deficient individuals (diabetic patients) with diabetes mellitus type 1. Insulin has been increasingly used as a doping agent, among the different actions of insulin are protein anabolism, increased glucose uptake and …

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How to reduce cholesterol levels when using steroids Anabolic steroids are known to cause some alterations in cholesterol levels, including an increase in LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and a decrease in HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol). As in every other individual with high LDL and low HDL (frequently found in obese patients) the recommended approach is …

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Hormone normalization after steroid use Many wonder how long does it take for the human body to recover after an anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) cycle? This is a complex question as it may vary from individual to individual, with several variants including: AAS used, combinations, duration of cycle, dose used, etc. Here we will briefly …

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Is Growth Hormone anti-aging After de famous publication in the 90’s by Rudman and colleagues whichreported that 6 months of growth hormone (GH) therapy in men over 65 years of age with low levels of IGF-1 with had: reduced adiposity, increased muscle mass, increased bone mineral density in some of the examined sites of the …

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