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The Testosterone Trials
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…
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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…
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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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…
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.…
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…
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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…
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The Rise and Fall of Cardarine (GW501516)
In 1990, researchers published the discovery of a new nuclear receptor—named the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ((PPAR)—in the journal Nature [1]. The name…