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Androsteindione. By Peter Sherman and Rob Vail. What is Androstene Used For. As a bodybuilding supplement As an athletic performance enhancer As a testosterone boosting agent. Where you can get it. General Nutrition Center Online Bodybuilding sites such as Bodybuilding.com & muscles.com
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Androsteindione By Peter Sherman and Rob Vail
What is Androstene Used For • As a bodybuilding supplement • As an athletic performance enhancer • As a testosterone boosting agent
Where you can get it • General Nutrition Center • Online Bodybuilding sites such as Bodybuilding.com & muscles.com • Health Food stores
Producers of Andro • Twinlabs: Androfuel • MuscleTech: Nortestin
Side Effects of Andro • Acne • Promotes heart disease • Causes several types of cancer • Increased estrogen levels in men • Increase body hair • Increases voice • Decreases sex drive • Hair lose on lop of scalp • Prostate enlargement
FDA’s Opinion on Andro • They feel that Andro and other prohormones should be outlawed • Suggest that Andro is not an effective testosterone increaser • Using Andro for an extended amount of time can cause serious health risks
Andro as a Steroid • Andro is a prohormone • Is not technically a steroid • The body converts andro into a steroid in the body
Androstein News • Recent studies found that Andro significantly increases estrogen levels • Sales of Andro plummeted as more effective supplements increased in popularity • Professional sports ban Andro
Health Problems Caused by Increased Estrogen Growth of breasts (in men ) Altered menstrual cycle Decreased sex-drive
Andro in Professional Sports • Andro is banned by the NFL, NHL, and the NBA • The NCAA has banned Andro in all sports • Andro is banned in international track & field and all Olympic events • Andro remains “non-banned” in professional baseball
Andro’s History as a Supplement • Was developed in East Germany in early 1900’s • Was first used as a testosterone enhancer in East German Olympic athletes • Use was popularized in mid 90’s by several nutritional supplement companies
How Andro Works in the Body • Androsteindione is converted by the body into a steroid increases testosterone levels increases estrogen levels
Steroids side effects • Water retention • Acne • Gynecomastia • Aggression • Hypertension • Cardiovascular Disease • Palpitations • Impotence • Jaundice
Risks vs. Benefits • The side effects outweigh the benefits • Not an effective nutritional supplement • Other supplements are more effective with less risk