What Are Prohormones?
A prohormone is a substance or a chemical
compound, once known as legal steroid is a precursor to a real human growth
hormone. A prohormone in itself usually have little or no hormonal effect at
all. Some examples of pro-hormones are 17b-methoxytrienosterone, M-1,4ADD
(17a-methyl-1, 4-androstadiene-3, 17diol) andrenosterone,
11-oxo-androstenedione, 12-ethyl-3-methoxy-gona-diene, 17b-Methoxy-Trienbolone
and 2-androstenol acetate amongst many others.
How Do Prohormones Work
Peptide hormones work by converting itself from a
pro hormone to an actual human hormone which occurs after export to the
endoplasmic reticulum and often requires multiple processing enzymes. For the
smaller molecule hormones, the conversion is often done in a single step by
regulating hormonal levels in the human body.
Before the establishment of tougher laws to control
prohormones usage in most countries throughout the world, it was heavily used
by many athletes and bodybuilders to increase
muscle growth and boost athletic performances with the intention of
providing the same benefits of using anabolic steroids without being on the
wrong side of the law and to achieve advantages of as if using anabolic
steroids itself which was a banned substance since then.
Are Prohormones Safe? What are the side effects?
At the time of writing this article, many countries in the
world have listed prohormones alongside anabolic steroids and are classified
as illegal (except in certain medical conditions). They are now controlled
with very tight regulatory requirements of the health authorities of the
respective countries and FDA in particular to USA despite loud lobbies from
pressure groups to lift the ban.
The FDA halted the sales of androstenedione, a pro hormone
dietary supplement marketed as a muscle enhancer that health officials
reportedly claimed that the product can stunt growth in children's penises and
even causing unwanted sexual evolution in adults. Dr. Mark McClellan, the FDA
commissioner said that, "This is a critical part of the FDA's broad crackdown
on unsafe dietary supplements…..While andro products may seem to have some
short-term benefits, science has shown that these same properties create real
and significant health risks".
Prohormones are intended to be a precursors of anabolic
steroids such as the male
hormone, testosterone. It is consumed to boost the body's available
hormone supply. These precursors are intended to be converted to full, active
hormones through an enzymatic process that occurs during metabolism having the
effect of resulting in the addition of whichever atoms happen to be missing
from the chemical structure of the compound.
Prohormones are usually consumed by bodybuilders and athletes
hoping to increase muscle size, strength, endurance, reduce recovery time,
lose excess body fat and even to
grow taller! The use of prohormones has become very popular in particular
with bodybuilders as the effects can be similar to those achieved through the
use of synthetic anabolic steroids to gain muscular strength and size although
to a lesser extent.
Opponents of prohormones claim that the substance have the
same side effects
as anabolic steroids ranging from acne, hair loss, male breast
enlargement, prostate swelling to graver dangers such as getting certain
cancers, strokes and even heart attacks amongst others. Proponents argue that
that although potential for these side effects do exist, they can be mitigated
if one uses proper precautionary measures such as post cycle therapy.
So, are you willing to take the risks of the side effects
besides running foul of the laws of your country if you are considering taking
prohormones to enhance your muscle growth or athletic performances? If not, I
have good news for you as there is a safe way to get the effects of
prohormones and anabolic steroids. That is to encourage your own body to
produce more of your natural growth hormones and testosterones instead of
introducing dangerous banned substances into your body.
If you want to know more about these methods, the click Get
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Best Wishes
