What Are Prohormones?

How Do Prohormones Work

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 Human Growth Hormones Naturally and Boost Your Testosterones For Bigger Muscles.



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