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Generic Name: Oxandrolone
Oxandrolone has often been used as a growth-promoting
agent in the therapy of boys with growth delays in
adolescence. In fact, according to one Italian study,
oxandrolone was as effective as GH in promoting growth
in these individuals. One French study found it superior
to GH in treating girls affected with Turner's syndrome,
another growth-delay ailment. In obese individuals,
oral oxandrolone has been shown to decrease
subcutaneous abdominal fat more than testosterone
enanthate or weight loss alone, and it also tended
to produce favorable changes in visceral fat.
Oxandrolone works specifically by amplifying the
amount of growth hormone (GH) released per burst
without altering GH secretory burst duration, frequency,
or the GH half-life.
Dosage
As little as 2.5 mg of the drug can positively
shift nitrogen balance. Dosages used by bodybuilders
range from 0.125 mg to 2.5 mg per kilogram of bodyweight.
Studies do not support any benefits to dosages over
1.1 mg/kg, and European bodybuilding coaches consider
0.25 to 0.5 mg/kg to be the optimal dosage. Most male
bodybuilders have reported significant improvements
in strength and recovery ability from dosages varying
between 30 mg and 80 mg per day. Female bodybuilders
use about half of the male dosage.
Beneficial effects
Oxandrolone is a multipurpose drug, as it is used
during both off and in season for competitive
bodybuilding, many weight-class regulated sports,
track and field, cycling, and strength sports. In
strength-training circles, Oxandrolone has been
reported as the most efficient strength-inducing
drug on a per-mg basis.
It is believed to be one of the best inducers of
creatine phosphate synthesis in muscle tissue.
However, there are no scientific studies to
support this statement.
Its low androgenicity makes it very popular with
many female athletes, such as bodybuilders.
It has virtually no liver toxicity, even at doses
as high as 80 mg a day. It's even been given to
patients suffering from liver cirrohsis.
Oxandrolone will not shut down a man's pituitary-gonadal
axis. There is no evidence that it suppresses testosterone
or sperm production, which is why it's the oral of choice
when pyramiding off steroids. Many bodybuilders have
tapered off anabolic usage by switching to Oxandrolone
at 30 mg per day and slowly reducing the dosage by 2.5 mg
every five days until endogenous testosterone production
is back to normal.
Bodybuilders rate it as an excellent hardening drug
for physique contests.
Athletes report that with Oxandrolone, they have the
highest retention of gains upon cessation of use when
compared with other steroids.
It's one of the only anabolics that does not cause
premature closure of bone epiphyses in children.
Since it doesn't aromatize, there's no need to take
Tamoxifen, Proviron, or Cytadren when using oxandrolone.
Negative side effects:
It has more negative effects on blood lipids than reported
originally in scientific literature.
In females, dosages above 15 mg a day can cause facial
hair, deepening of the voice, clitoral hypertrophy, and
acne.
With Oxandrolone, a very limited number of individuals
have reported gastrointestinal problems ranging from a
sensation of stomach fullness to appetite suppression,
nausea, and diarrhea.
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