Nandrolone
Pronunciation:NAN-droh-lohn
Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number:434-22-0. (Decanoate form 360-
70-3; furylpropionate form 7642-64-0; phenpropionate form 62-90-8)
Formal Names:Anabolin LA-100, Androlone D, Deca-Durabolin, Demalon, Dex-
atopic, Durabolin, Hybolin Decanoate, Nandrolin, Nortestosterone
Type:Anabolic steroid.Seepage 24
Federal Schedule Listing:Schedule III (DEA no. 4000)
USA Availability:Prescription
Pregnancy Category:X
Uses.Nandrolone is used to treat breast cancer and anemia, and the drug
has improved asthma and Sjo ̈ gren’s syndrome, a disease that destroys sali-
vary, sweat, and tear glands. Healing action on cornea afflictions has been
observed, and rat experiments have explored nandrolone’s potential for
speeding recovery from tooth extractions. A skin cream containing nandrolone
is used against eczema. Human research indicates that the drug can improve
osteoporosis, a disease causing brittle bones, although results conflict on how
long the improvement lasts. Among some diabetics with a kidney condition
called Kimmelstiel-Wilson syndrome, nandrolone has helped both renal and
eyesight difficulties. In kidney dialysis, patients’ experimental use of nandro-
lone was able to improve weariness, increase muscle mass, and fight mal-
nutrition. The compound has helped AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency
syndrome) patients build up weight, muscles, and strength. The substance has
also been given in hopes of stimulating appetite in malnourished cancer pa-
tients, although animal cancer research indicates that any weight gain may
simply be due to water retention rather than improved nutrition (in contrast
to research with healthy animals that produced weight increase associated
with protein gain—some livestock raisers illegally dose animals with nandro-
lone to promote growth). After administration of the drug, improvement oc-
curred in a case of anorexia nervosa, a psychological condition in which
people with normal or low weight misperceive themselves as fat.
Drawbacks.Typically, but not always, studies of humans who use nandro-
lone have measured declines in cholesterol levels (including HDL, the so-
called good cholesterol) and elevation of triglycerides (associated with body
processes leading to heart attack and stroke). In monkeys, coronary artery