Prohormones Vs. Steroids

By Todd Lee M.D.

It never ceases to amaze me how little your average doctor, or even specialists, know about steroids. And the general public know even less. There is also a great deal of confusion about where the line is drawn between prohormones and steroids. The truth is so simple its shocking and I’m more than happy to elucidate the issue.

Lets first define the term “Steroid”. Steroids are hormones made in your adrenal glands or your gonads from cholesterol. Steroids do not necessarily build muscle and are not necessarily performance enhancing. Birth control pills and some heart medications are steroids. Testosterone is the male sex hormone and is one of many steroids. for 60 years scientists have tried to separate the Anabolic or muscle growth effect from the Androgenic or masculizing effect. So a synthetic version of testosterone is an Anabolic Steroid (AS). Anabolic Steroids are what people think of when they hear the term “Performance enhancing drug” but there are many different classes of performance enhancing drugs that are non-steroidal, creatine is one example, caffeine another.

Prohormones are compounds either natural or synthetic that convert in your body into an active hormone. not all prohormones convert to steroids so not all prohormones are prosteroids. Of the ones that do convert to steroids and even better convert to anabolic steroids the ones which work best are the ones that convert to the same compounds that bodybuilders use for competitions. Testosterone is probably the best and thats because it is what your body is used to using. 4 - Andro converts to testosterone and the only thing better is 1 - Andro.

Using prohormones to get the same effects as injecting steroids has a few benefits: Its legal for one. You get immediate results and if you need to stop because of side effects, then the side effects cease immediately. Most important thing is prohormones are made in a lab and are FDA regulated for safety. Illigal injectables are made in someones basement or kitchen. is that something you want to inject in your body?

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