Response to media inquiries about a MLB player who tested positive for a banned substance (reported to be androstenedione) and is attributing the result to his use of the dietary supplement product(s) 6-OXO or 6-OXO Extreme (January 13, 2009) The media has reported that baseball pitcher J.C. Romero has alleged that his positive test for the banned [...]
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How to Make Anabolic Steroids Orally-Active?
December 29, 2002 By Leave a Comment
The subject of androgenic / anabolic steroids, and the different ways that have been found to make them orally active, has been tossed around lately on the internet mags. This is an interesting topic to the science minded out there, but beyond that, it also has potential utility to the prohormone supplements. The following is [...]
Anabolic Steroids and the Drug Development Pipeline
December 29, 2002 By Leave a Comment
I am told that articles on steroids are very popular. I guess there is some mystique surrounding chemicals that have the ability to dramatically transform one’s physique in a short period of time under the right conditions. You would think that people would get bored with this stuff after a while though, right? Well, apparently they don’t. [...]
Lesser Known Pharmacological Ergogens
December 1, 2001 By Leave a Comment
The use and abuse of performance-enhancing substances by athletes has been an issue in sports since the ancient Greeks. Not until the advent of modern health science in the twentieth century though has performance enhancement presented such serious legal, ethical, and medical dilemmas. A person needs only to tune in to the television coverage of [...]
Epogen / EPO (Erythropoietin)
September 9, 2001 By
EPO is sold in recombinant form (rhEPO) for injection. It usually is packaged as a lyophilized (freeze dried) powder that is reconstituted with sterile water before injection. One popular form is called Epogen (r), and it is made for subcutaneous usage. A starting dosage is typically 20 i.u. per kilogram bodyweight, 3 times/week. After two [...]
Androgens, Libido, and Sexual Function
December 1, 2000 By Leave a Comment
Androgenic hormones such as testosterone and anabolic steroids (as well as prohormones) have long been used by athletes for their effects on increasing muscle mass and strength. The anabolic effect on muscle is certainly not the only physiological effect that these hormones possess however, and for many people not particularly interested in bigger muscles androgens [...]
DHT (Dihydrotestosterone)
January 1, 2000 By
The main androgen secreted by the testes is of course testosterone. However, in most of the body, the androgenic signal is not carried through by testosterone. In these tissues, which include the brain (CNS), skin, genitals – practically everything but muscle – the active androgen is actually dihydrotestosterone (DHT). Testosterone in this case simply acts as [...]
Ask Patrick Arnold #15
November 22, 1999 By Leave a Comment
Norephedrine and PPA; Dianabol and Drug Testing; Prohormone Enzyme Saturation; Saw Palmetto – Good or Bad?; Norandrodiol for Joint Pain; Effectiveness of Miscellaneous Supplements; Effective Anti-Estrogens
Ask Patrick Arnold #14
October 11, 1999 By Leave a Comment
Ipriflavone; SSRI and p450 Cytochrome; Precursor Compounds and Tapering; Ultimate Andro Stack; Book Recommendations; Prohormones and Fat Loss; Safe Dosage of 19-norandrostenediol; Creatine and Metformin; Arimidex; Prohormone Possibilities; Health Problems and Prohormones
Ask Patrick Arnold #13
August 9, 1999 By Leave a Comment
AST Research and Norandrodiol, Testosterone/estrogen conversion, Injectable Prohormones, DHT and Athletic Performance, Androdiol, Growth Hormone and Insulin, Andro 6 Article, DHEA and Andro, Prohormone Steroids and Weight Loss, 7-Keto Products, High Dose Prohormones, If you are looking for a REAL study on Tribex