Year: 2022

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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Gorilla steroid Anadrol by Michael Mooney (from Medibolics, V. 2, N. 2, November, 1998. See also Anadrol Update July, 1999 below.) With the publication of the HIV study (Henge, 1996) that employed the oral anabolic steroid called oxymetholone (see the May 1996 issue of Medibolics), the stage was set for oxymetholone’s return to the U.S. …

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German steroid by Michael Mooney (from Issue No. 3, May 1996) A new study shows that one of the most powerful oral anabolic steroids improves lean muscle mass with no significant side-effects in HIV-positive men and women. (1) Oxymetholone, formerly sold in the US as Anadrol-50, was given for thirty weeks at a 150 mg/daily …

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