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Fluoxymesterone vs Stanozolol

Both are anabolic steroid compounds. Here's how they line up on the evidence — graded the same way.

FluoxymesteroneStanozolol
Evidence 8/10 8/10
ClassAnabolic steroidAnabolic steroid
SummaryFluoxymesterone is an oral 17α-alkylated anabolic-androgenic steroid (not a peptide), once FDA-approved for hypogonadism and breast-cancer palliation but now largely obsolete. Its strongest, best-documented human data concern liver injury rather than benefit, and non-medical use is illegal and banned in sport.Stanozolol is an oral/injectable anabolic-androgenic steroid with a famous doping history; its physique reputation rests on weak evidence, while its harmful effects on lipids and the liver are robustly documented.
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Fluoxymesterone

Fluoxymesterone, sold for decades under the brand name Halotestin, is a man-made anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) — a lab-made cousin of testosterone. You take it as a pill, and it's built from testosterone with a chemical tweak (called 17α-methylation) that lets it survive being swallowed. It's a…

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Stanozolol

Stanozolol, sold under the brand name Winstrol, is a man-made anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS, a lab-made relative of testosterone built to grow muscle) made from dihydrotestosterone. Most people know it from sports history: it's the steroid that cost Ben Johnson his 1988 Seoul Olympic 100 m gold…

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