Dr. Testosterone
By George Touliatos, MD

AUTHENTICITY OF AAS

As a competitive bodybuilder, I have to admit, I was quite skeptical to the point of suspicion regarding how legitimate AAS were.

My main concern was regarding the substance used, while to a lesser degree, dosage.

Therefore, I was focusing mainly on pharmaceuticals, officially approved by the drug association of each country.

The use of injectable steroids in single ampoules is preferable, since it’s harder to be faked.

The construction cost of a single ampoule is way higher relative to a bottle of 10ml.

As a result, a faked 10ml bottle would bring higher profits to the manufacturers.

Sterilization conditions are also safer, in disposable ampoules.

There are three main classes of AAS in the market:

1) the limited genuine and safe medicinal products, being authorized by the drug association of the particular country,

2) the underground (non-pharmaceutical) laboratories that replicate almost all substances that no longer exist in the global pharmaceutical market,

3) the counterfeits, which are identical copies of original pharmaceuticals.

The problem with counterfeits and undergrounds is not just being underdosed relative to the labeled, but the possibility of containing a different substance.

For instance, nandrolone decaonate (Deca-Durabolin) is usually the faked steroid, instead of methenolone enanthate (Primobolan); or metandienone (Dianabol), instead of oxandrolone (Anavar).

Regarding the credibility of a particular substance, we could identify from specific blood tests if the particular AAS is original; DHT derivatives (oxandrolone, methenolone,stanozolol) and synthetic forms of DHT (drostanolone, mesterolone).

We know that DHT derivatives do not aromatize. Therefore, if beta-estradiol (E2) is elevated, then we assume that the particular AAS is faked.

So instead of oxandrolone, it could have been methandrostenolone, or instead of methenolone, nandrolone could be a possible case.

In case stanozolol suspension aromatizes, then most likely it is testosterone suspension solution.

In some cases nandrolone elevates prolactin, especially when and if E2 is already high enough.

Therefore, if someone uses boldenone and prolactin is elevated, then it is possible that equipoise is faked by Deca-Durabolin.

Other indications include the shutdown of HPTA in every AAS use and dramatic elevation of TT, FT.

The disadvantage of this method is that each substance has to be measured separately.

Stacking different AAS would not help to clarify if the chemical is original.

Another issue that should be concerned is the presence of second-class oils and heavy metals, which accumulate in the body.

There are specific criteria for notification and identification of false AAS, which have to do with specific evidence marks on their paper and glass packaging.

George Touliatos, MD is an author, lecturer, champion competitive bodybuilder and expert in medical prevention regarding PED use in sports. Dr. Touliatos specializes in medical biopathology and is the medical associate of Orthobiotiki.gr and Medihall.gr, Age Management and Preventive Clinics in Athens, Greece. Heis the author of four Greek books on bodybuilding, has extensively developed articles for www.anabolic.org and is the medical associate for the book Anabolics, 11th Edition (2017). Dr. Touliatos has been a columnist for the Greek editions of MuscleMag and Muscular Development magazines, and has participated in several seminars across Greece and Cyprus, making numerous TV and radio appearances, doing interviews in print and online. His personal website is https://gtoul.com/

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