Androsteindione

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Androsteindione

• By Peter Sherman and Rob Vail

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What is Androstene Used For

• As a bodybuilding supplement
• As an athletic performance enhancer
• As a testosterone boosting agent

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Where you can get it

• General Nutrition Center
• Online Bodybuilding sites such as
  Bodybuilding.com muscles.com
• Health Food stores

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Producers of Andro

• Twinlabs Androfuel
• MuscleTech Nortestin

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Side Effects of Andro

• Acne
• Promotes heart disease
• Causes several types of cancer
• Increased estrogen levels in men
• Increase body hair
• Increases voice
• Decreases sex drive
• Hair lose on lop of scalp
• Prostate enlargement

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FDAs Opinion on Andro

• They feel that Andro and other prohormones should
  be outlawed
• Suggest that Andro is not an effective
  testosterone increaser
• Using Andro for an extended amount of time can
  cause serious health risks

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Andro as a Steroid

• Andro is a prohormone
• Is not technically a steroid
• The body converts andro into a steroid in the body

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Androstein News

• Recent studies found that Andro significantly
  increases estrogen levels
• Sales of Andro plummeted as more effective
  supplements increased in popularity
• Professional sports ban Andro

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Health Problems Caused by Increased Estrogen

• Growth of breasts (in men )
• Altered menstrual cycle
• Decreased sex-drive

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Andro in Professional Sports

• Andro is banned by the NFL, NHL, and the NBA
• The NCAA has banned Andro in all sports
• Andro is banned in international track field
  and all Olympic events
• Andro remains non-banned in professional
  baseball

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Andros History as a Supplement

• Was developed in East Germany in early 1900s
• Was first used as a testosterone enhancer in East
  German Olympic athletes
• Use was popularized in mid 90s by several
  nutritional supplement companies

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How Andro Works in the Body

• Androsteindione is converted by the body into a
  steroid
• increases testosterone levels
• increases estrogen levels

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Testosterone
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Androstane The Parent Structure
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Other Forms of Andro
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Steroids side effects

• Water retention
• Acne
• Gynecomastia
• Aggression
• Hypertension
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Palpitations
• Impotence
• Jaundice

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Risks vs. Benefits

• The side effects outweigh the benefits
• Not an effective nutritional supplement
• Other supplements are more effective with less
  risk

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