Compare · Anabolic steroid
Mesterolone vs Oxymetholone
Both are anabolic steroid compounds. Here's how they line up on the evidence — graded the same way.
| Mesterolone | Oxymetholone | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence | 1/10 | 9/10 |
| Class | Anabolic steroid | Anabolic steroid |
| Summary | Mesterolone is an oral, DHT-derived anabolic-androgenic steroid once sold abroad for male hypogonadism and idiopathic infertility. Controlled human trials for its two historic uses (fertility, mood) are negative or unconvincing, and its performance 'anti-estrogen' reputation has no strong human evidence. | Oxymetholone is a potent oral anabolic-androgenic steroid (not a peptide) with genuine controlled-trial support in wasting illness, but it carries serious, well-documented liver, lipid, and hormonal risks. |
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Mesterolone
Mesterolone, almost always sold under the brand name Proviron, is a man-made oral steroid. More precisely, it's an anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) — a synthetic relative of the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It's an androgen (a male-hormone-type drug), not a peptide and not a SARM.…
Oxymetholone
Oxymetholone, sold as Anadrol-50 (and once known as Anapolon), is a synthetic anabolic-androgenic steroid (a lab-made hormone that builds muscle and acts like testosterone), usually shortened to AAS. You take it as a pill, and it comes from dihydrotestosterone, a natural form of testosterone. To be…