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Methandrostenolone vs Oxymetholone

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

MethandrostenoloneOxymetholone
Evidence 9/10 9/10
ClassAnabolic steroidAnabolic steroid
SummaryAn oral 17α-alkylated anabolic-androgenic steroid (not a peptide) with real but modest controlled-trial evidence for gains in body weight and lean mass; it is a Schedule III controlled substance with no current US medical use and well-documented liver, cardiovascular, and hormonal harms.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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Methandrostenolone

Methandrostenolone — known around the world as metandienone or methandienone, and by the brand name Dianabol — is one of the most famous anabolic-androgenic steroids ever made (a class of muscle-building drugs based on the hormone testosterone). It is a lab-made cousin of testosterone, not a…

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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…

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