The World Anti-Doping Agency (and subsequently the US Anti-Doping Agency) will be removing finasteride from its list of banned substances at the start of 2009. I can’t find any news items about this yet in the media, but according to the WADA website, the updated prohibited list won’t be made available until October 1. So […]
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I have reviewed the website you mentioned and I have no way to prove or disprove the claims made by the company. The claims of increasing HGH as the agent for the change is without proof and because it is a natural ingredient, the FDA does not get involved in the regulation of such products. […]
The marketing material for Estrodex says that it “creates an anabolic environment by decreasing estrogen and increasing testosterone levels”. I am confused here — are you male or female and why are you taking something that impacts your hormones? You are all over the place with your drugs and treatments and I suspect that you […]
Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) is a male hormone, so I would expect that it might have some impact on muscle mass. Propecia blocks DHT and causes a rise in systemic testosterone by about 18%, so maybe there is an effect on muscle mass building stemming from an increased testosterone level, which is a much stronger male hormone […]
First, be aware that Propecia is banned for many professional sports players, because it masks steroid use. A hair transplant will not stop you from engaging in full sports within a couple of weeks after the surgery. “Heading” the ball should not be a problem either. If you want to get to full sports in […]
For those of you who do not want to fall into the trap that some professional athletes find themselves in, I just found the US Anti-Doping Agency’s “wallet card” which may be of interest. From the list — Masking Agents: Avodart, bromantan, dutasteride, epitestosterone, finasteride probenecid, Propecia, Proscar USADA Examples of 2006 Prohibited Substances and […]
What are we coming to? Today’s Olympic athlete now must give up Propecia if they want to compete. According to today’s New York Times (1/19/06), Zach Lund is an Olympic athlete who is prematurely balding and he wanted hair. “So in 1999, when he was 20, he began taking Propecia. Then in 2004 he switched […]
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