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Anabolic Steroids: What Urologists Should Know In 1994, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's National Household Survey on Drug Abuse revealed that nearly 1.1 million Americans—0.5% of the adult population—said they had used anabolic steroids. The youngest users are...

Always good to see things growing. Competition is always a good thing it also keeps competitors new and old working hard! by Armando M. Under leadership of Mr. Vitor Reis, Portuguese Bodybuilding Federation (FLCF) is becoming really active in the last years. Every time, more and more...

In the 1920s, long before the appearance of modern antidepressants, physicians tried to treat listless men with a serum of ground-up animal testes, which they imagined contained the essence of male virility. In the '40s and '50s, when that essence had been discovered and synthesized in a...

Thyroid Hormone for Weight Loss: Physiologic and Metabolic Effects by Nandi Introduction It has been over 100 years since the discovery by Magnus-Levy that thyroid hormones play a central role in energy homeostasis, and 75 years since the hormones were first used for weight loss. Despite...

Testosterone for the treatment of depression: A comprehensive review. Abstract: Testosterone is the primary male sex hormone, 2009 will mark the 104th anniversary of the term “hormone” named by Ernest Starling. Although the biological effects of testosterone were known for many centuries, the...

What is Collagen?Our bones and muscles are held together by the aptly named connective tissue. Connective tissues are ligaments, which connect bone to bone, and tendons, which connect the bones to muscles. It is also the fascia covering muscles and the joint capsule tissue. Ligaments and tendons...

Safety, Effectiveness, and Patient Satisfaction Khalid Mahmud, MD, FACPcorresponding authora and Charles E. Crutchfield, III, MDb Author information ► Copyright and License information ► Abstract Lipodissolve, to reduce superficial deposits of fat, has gained popularity in recent years. A...

Written by Bigcat Gynaecomastia in AAS users Gynaecomastia is the development of breast tissue in males. It’s a side-effect often associated with anabolic androgenic steroid use/abuse, although it’s not all that prevalent in healthy males. One study with low-dose testosterone (200 mg/week of...

Comprehensive Guide to Steroids, Nutrition, and Training by 3J www.3jsdiet.com Diet, training, and steroids; they all play an integral role in muscle building. But so many people are completely lost when they try to take the plunge into bodybuilding. With years of experience on bodybuilding...

The physiological androgens testosterone and 5α-dihydrotestosterone regulate the development and maintenance of primary and secondary male sexual characteristics through binding to the androgen receptor (AR), a ligand-dependent transcription factor. In addition, a number of nonreproductive...

6. Enhances effect of anabolic steroids "The present inventor has found that 7-keto-diosgenin, 5-hydroxy-laxogenin and laxogenin are all synergistic with anabolic substances, including anabolic steroids, particularly the synergistic combination of 7-keto-diosgenin with 5-hydroxy-laxogenin or...

By: Dan Gwartney, MD Few people know of the current state of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS); it may be rarer still to find someone with knowledge of the history of anabolic steroids. Sadly, the best texts on the subject directly from the pioneers are difficult to locate as they have been...

Cryolipolysis for Targeted Fat Reduction and Improved Appearance of the EnlargedMale Breast.Munavalli GS1, Panchaprateep R. Author information AbstractBACKGROUND:<abstracttext label="BACKGROUND" nlmcategory="BACKGROUND">Pseudogynecomastia refers to benign male breast enlargement due to excess...

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By Dan Gwartney, M.D. A lot has already been said over the last two decades about the decline of symmetry and aesthetics in bodybuilding. Tradition- ally, elite-level bodybuilders were graced with Olympian lines, similar to the figures Michelangelo and other classical artists and sculptors...

Anabolic Steroids, Growth Hormone, and Hypertrophy of the Heart William Koert Willem Koert is a Dutch science writer. Although his favorite subject is muscle enhancement and life extension, in his professional life he writes primarily about health, the food industry and biotechnology. In his...

Mike Arnold jut put out an article about PED use over 40. This is a worth while subject. As we age our ability to process and tolerate these compounds changes. Some compounds that we use sort of drop off the list. I would say even if a trainer is over 40 or over 50 and still is willing to...