Term Paper Stanozolol, a synthetic anabolic steroid, is one of the most popular choices among athletes for performance enhancing drugs (PED’s). Stanozolol is illegal in any professional sport including bodybuilding. Its primary use is to burn fat and retain and build body muscle. As well its side effects are not as harsh on the human body as other steroids such as HGH. Stanozolol was developed in 1962 by Winthrop Laboratories with the intention to help treat anemia and low red blood cell count in humans. As well it can be used to promote muscle growth in animals such as dogs and cats. It gained huge public attention in 1988 after Ben Johnson tested positive for it and was stripped of his gold medal at the Seoul Olympic Games (stanzolol.net). Stanzolol was developed to treat anemia, a condition in which the body does not have enough healthy red blood cells (Web MD). Mainly it was developed for anemia because it enhances the process of red blood cell production. Having an adequate amount of red blood cells in the blood stream is vital because it carries oxygen to various parts of the body (e-steroid.com). Oxygen is extremely important to the production of the cell’s main source of energy, adenosine triphosphate. If the cells do not receive the energy required, lactic acid builds up and the chance for cramps and pains in the muscles increases dramatically. Unlike most steroids, stanzolol does not convert into female hormones. Simply because it does not have the double bond that is required for steroids to convert into female hormones. So men will not have to worry about the estrogen-related side effects that come with most steroids which make this steroid extremely popular among men. In rare cases users of stanzolol can experience side effects such as:
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