The Testosterone Trials were a set of seven randomized placebo-controlled trials that evaluated the efficacy of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in older men with low testosterone levels [1]. Trials like these are the pinnacle of clinical science. It’s been commonplace to rely on data from small, low-quality trials, or even just ‘expert opinion’ with regard […]
Anabolic Steroid Articles
Our steroid articles provided detailed, practical information on how anabolic steroids are used to build muscle size, strength and otherwise improve physical performance. They cover topics such as the history of steroids, steroids in baseball, the medical uses of steroids including testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), the side effects of steroids and how to manage steroid side effects.
Anabolic Steroids and Muscle Memory
Muscle memory refers to growing muscle more efficiently/faster after a period of detraining/atrophy than before. So if you’ve had bigger muscles in the past, it will help you to grow them big again at a later point in time. The concept of muscle memory leans for a good part on something called myonuclear permanence. The […]
Treatment and Prevention of AAS-Induced Hair Loss, Part 2
In my previous article I discussed the more conventional treatment modalities for androgenetic alopecia, namely the oral and topical versions of finasteride and minoxidil. In this article I’ll go over some of the more novel or experimental ones, such as topical androgen receptor antagonists, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy, Wnt signaling modulators and prostaglandins. Androgen receptor […]
Treatment and Prevention of AAS-Induced Hair Loss, Part 1
In my previous article on male-pattern baldness, or androgenetic alopecia, I narrated how hair growth and this condition roughly work. In this article I’ll highlight some of the treatment modalities that can counteract the development of male-pattern baldness. Given the pivotal role of androgens in development of this condition, it should come as no surprise […]
Anabolic Steroids and Hair Loss (Androgenetic Alopecia)
As men grow older, many of them will develop hair loss in a characteristic pattern. It can start at the frontal scalp, moving upwards on the sides (‘bitemporal’), or at the back/top of the head at an area called the crown (also ‘vertex’). This hair loss progressively continues up to the mid scalp. Hair on […]
Anabolic Steroids and Acne Vulgaris
Acne, who isn’t familiar with it? Almost everyone ‘catches’ it to some degree or another around puberty. Even many people still suffer from it in adulthood, with the condition estimated to persist into the 20s and 30s in around 64% and 43% of individuals, respectively [1]. While the condition is easy to recognize clinically, its […]
How Does DNP (2,4-dinitrophenol) Work?
2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP) was a weight-loss drug that hit the shelves in the USA in the 1930s. It was used as a dye and in French ammunition factories as an ingredient for bombs during the First World War. Workers and soldiers exposed to the compound experienced various side effects, including of course, weight loss. Later, in […]
Anti-Doping: Producing Health or Harm?
Anti-doping can ignore the fact that strict policies against steroids may structure use environments in ways that result in greater potential risk. And these risks don’t stop with the physical. Rather, laws impact the entire use environment, including social, economic, and political risk factors.
Anabolic Steroids and Erythrocytosis Polycythemia
The use of anabolic steroids can lead to a condition called erythrocytosis. It’s a condition in which your body has too many erythrocytes, or red blood cells, in its blood.
Do Anabolic Steroids Make the Prostate Grow?
The dogma would ensure that anyone with prostate cancer, a history of prostate cancer, or at risk of prostate cancer, was denied any prospect of being treated for their testosterone deficiency with TRT. Gladly, the tide would turn in 2004.