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Article: What's the difference between androgens & anabolic steroids?
- Article from:
- Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness
- Article date:
- December 1, 1996
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CopyrightCopyright Weider Publications Dec 1996. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Not all steroids are created equal. In fact, the word steroid encompasses hormones that are so different, it can drive you downright crazy trying to sort them all out. For example, birth-control pills for women are steroid hormones, but you won't get muscular by taking them. Cortisone is another type of steroid that will, in fact, make you lose muscle.
Androgens are a group of steroid hormones that include testosterone (the most important one), dihydrotestosterone and others. Synthetically derived anabolic hormones such as methandrostenelone (Dianabol) are often referred to as anabolic steroids, but they're still androgens. Using the terms anabolic steroids or anabolicandrogenic steroids ...