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Reported Characteristics
Pharmaceutical Name:Oxandrolone
Chemical Name:17b-hydroxy-17a-methyl2oxa-5a-androstane-3-one
Cutting/Bulking: Cutting
Anabolic Rating:322-630
Active-Life: 8-12 hours
Drug Class: Anabolic/Androgenic Steroid (Oral)
Average Reported Dosage: Men 20-50mg daily Women 10-15mg daily
Acne: Only when administered in high dosages
Water Retention: Rare
High Blood Pressure: Rare
Liver Toxic: Yes, c17-alfa-alkylated steroid. Due to low dosages toxicity is
low-moderate
Aromatization: None
DHT conversion: Quite low
Decreases HPTA function: Yes
By Bill Roberts:
Anavar, Oxandrolon. Unlike most oral steroids, which are Class II steroids
giving most of their anabolic effect by means other than the androgen receptor (AR),
it seems that oxandrolone probably does have good binding to the AR, and is
therefore a Class I steroid, while having little other effect. By itself it is
considered to be a weak anabolic.
Partly this is due to its apparent lack of non-AR-mediated activity. This can be
corrected of course by stacking with a Class II steroid such as
Dianabol,
Anadrol®, 4-AD, or
nor-4-AD: the latter two steroids require high blood levels which are not
obtained by oral use of the powders.
The other part of the reason for this is that bodybuilders make unfortunate and
unreasonable comparisons when judging anabolic steroids. If say 8 tablets per
day does little, then the drug is pronounced useless or weak by the user. But
that is only 20 mg/day, or 140 mg/week. Does 140 mg/week testosterone give much
results? No. Few anabolic steroids give dramatic results at that dose. Per
milligram the potency is reasonable, but each individual tablet is weak because
the dosage is small.
Because of its high price, very few bodybuilders have taken large doses of
oxandrolone. There is a single case in the medical literature (Forbes et al.)
where it is reported that a competitive athlete self-administered 150 mg
oxandrolone per day with remarkable gains. This is of uncertain credibility
because unless urinalysis was done to verify that no other steroids were taken,
there is no way to be certain that the athlete did not actually take more drugs
than he reported. In any case, at current prices, only the quite wealthy could
afford such a dose. I personally have tried 150 mg/day and considered it
somewhat effective, but not dramatically so, and not a preferred regimen.
Oxandrolone does not aromatize or convert to DHT, and has a longer half-life
than Dianabol - 8 hours vs. 4 hours. Thus, a moderate dose taken in the morning
is largely out of the system by night, yet supplies reasonable levels of
androgen during the day and early evening.
Oxandrolone shares the liver toxicity problems common to 17-alkylated steroids.
At one time it was thought that it did not, but both clinical and practical
experience with Oxandrolon has shown that at doses of 40 mg/day and higher,
liver toxicity is indeed an issue with prolonged use.
Primobolan, I
believe, should be considered a superior compound, offering the same activity at
(usually) a lower price and without the alkylated-toxicity issue.
Oxandrolone is the chemical name of active ingredient in Oxandrolon and Anavar.
Oxandrolon is a registered trademark of
CS Balkan
Pharmaceuticals Ltd. in CIS Countries.
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