Oxandrolone is an anabolic derived from steroid testosterone, which, under medical supervision, can be used to treat alcoholic hepatitis, moderate protein caloric malnutrition and physical growth retardation and in people with Turner syndrome.
Although this medicine is purchased on the Internet for inappropriate use by athletes, its use should only be done on medical advice.
- Oxandrolone is indicated for the treatment of moderate or severe acute alcoholic hepatitis.
- Proteinic-central malnutrition.
- Turner syndrome.
- Delayed physical growth and processes of tissue or catabolic loss or decrease.
The use of Oxandrolone to increase athlete performance is harmful to the body, so it should only be used under medical supervision.
The recommended dose of Oxandrolone in adults is 2.5 mg, orally, 2 to 4 times daily, with a maximum dose of no more than 20 mg per day. In children, the recommended dose is 0.25 mg/kg per day, and for the treatment of Turner syndrome, the dose should be 0.05 to 0.125 mg/kg per day.
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Some of the most common side effects that can occur during treatment with Oxandrolone include the development of secondary male sexual traits in women, bladder irritation, breast tenderness or pain, breast development in men, priapism and acne.
In addition, although more rare, liver dysfunction, decreased clotting factors, increased blood calcium, leukemia, enlarged prostate, diarrhea and changes in sex drive can still occur.
Oxandrolone is counterinsitable in people with hypersensitivity to this substance and other components of the formula, in people with disseminated breast cancer, with high blood calcium levels, severe liver problems, inflammation of the kidneys, prostate cancer and during pregnancy.
The use of oxandrolone for heart, hepatic or renal failure, a history of coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus and prostate hypertrophy should only be performed under medical supervision.