Menabol, Stanozolol Uses

What is stanozolol?

Stanozolol is a man-made steroid, similar to the a naturally occurring steroid testosterone.

Stanozolol is used in the treatment of hereditary angioedema, which causes episodes of swelling of the face, extremities, genitals, bowel wall, and throat. Stanozolol may decrease the frequency and severity of these attacks.

Stanozolol may also be used for purposes other than those listed here.

Important information

In rare cases, serious and even fatal cases of liver problems have developed during treatment with stanozolol. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience abdominal pain, light colored stools, dark colored urine, unusual fatigue, nausea or vomiting, or yellowing of the skin or eyes. These may be early signs of liver problems.

Before taking this medicine

Do not take stanozolol without first talking to your doctor if you have

• prostate cancer;
• breast cancer; or
• a high level of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia).

Before taking stanozolol, talk to your doctor if you

• have heart or blood vessel disease;
• have had a heart attack;
• have a high level of cholesterol in the blood;
• have bleeding or blood clotting problems;
• have diabetes;
• take an oral anticoagulant (blood thinner);
• have liver problems; or
• have kidney problems.

You may not be able to take stanozolol, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment.

Stanozolol is in the FDA pregnancy category X. This means that stanozolol is known to cause birth defects in an unborn baby. Do not take this medication if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment.

It is not known whether stanozolol passes into breast milk. Do not take this medication without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How should I take stanozolol?

Take stanozolol exactly as directed by your doctor. If you do not understand these instructions, ask your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to explain them to you.

Take stanozolol with a full glass of water.

Stanozolol can be taken with or without food.

It is important to take stanozolol regularly to get the most benefit.

Your doctor may want you to have blood tests or other medical evaluations during treatment with stanozolol to monitor progress and side effects.

Store stanozolol at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and direct light.

Stanozolol Side effects

Cardiovascular

Cardiovascular effects may be precipitated in patients adversely affected by fluid retention. Edema, with and without congestive heart failure, has occurred during anabolic steroid therapy.

Genitourinary

Genitourinary effect following chronic administration and/or large dosages of anabolic steroids can result in oligospermia and decreased ejaculatory volume. Elderly male patients may experience prostatic enlargement resulting in urinary obstruction. Priapism and excessive stimulation may develop.

In female patients the use of anabolic steroids may result in virilization including deepening voice, hirsutism, acne, clitomegaly (not reversible), and menstrual abnormalities. Discontinuation of medication at signs of mild virilization may prevent irreversible virilization.

Alterations in libido may occur (increased/decreased).

Hepatic

Life-threatening peliosis hepatis and hepatic abnormalities including hepatic neoplasms and hepatocellular carcinomas have occurred following prolonged therapy with high doses of anabolic steroids. Tumor regression did not occur in all cases following medication withdrawal.

Cholestatic hepatitis, jaundice, and abnormal liver function tests occur at relatively low doses.

Other

In female patients the use of anabolic steroids has resulted in virilization including deepening voice, hirsutism, acne, clitomegaly (not reversible), and menstrual abnormalities. Discontinuation of stanozolol at signs of mild virilization may prevent irreversible virilization.

Musculoskeletal

Androgenic activity associated with anabolic steroids is involved in termination of linear bone growth by closure of the epiphyseal growth centers. Appropriate monitoring of bone age is recommended during stanozolol use in prepubertal patients

Oncologic

Oncologic effects following prolonged therapy with large doses of anabolic steroids have included hepatic neoplasms and hepatocellular carcinomas.

Hematologic

Hematologic effects occurring during anabolic steroid therapy include alteration in clotting factors II, V, VII and X , prolonged prothrombin time (PT), and increased red cell production.

Endocrine

During exogenous administration of anabolic steroids, endogenous testosterone release is inhibited through feedback inhibition of pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH). Large doses of exogenous anabolic steroids may suppress spermatogenesis through inhibition of pituitary follicle stimulating hormone (FSH).

Decreased glucose tolerance requiring adjustments in hyperglycemic control has occurred in diabetic patients during anabolic steroid therapy.

Metabolic

Metabolic effects occurring during anabolic steroid therapy in immobilized patients or those with metastatic breast disease include osteolytic-induced hypercalcemia.

Anabolic steroids effect electrolyte balance, nitrogen retention, and urinary calcium excretion. Edema, with and without congestive heart failure, has occurred during anabolic steroid therapy.

The androgenic activity of anabolic steroids may decrease levels of thyroxin-binding globulin, resulting in decreased total T4 serum levels and increased resin uptake of T3 and T4. Free thyroid hormone levels remain unchanged, however, and there is no clinical evidence of thyroid dysfunction.

Significant increases in low density lipoproteins (LDL) and decreases in high density lipoproteins (HDL) have occurred.

Renal

Anabolic steroids cause retention of nitrogen, sodium, potassium, chloride, water and phosphorus, and decrease urinary excretion of calcium. Patients should be instructed to report edema.

Gastrointestinal

Gastrointestinal effects occurring during stanozolol therapy include nausea and vomiting.

Stanozolol Drug Interactions

A total of 71 drugs are known to interact with stanozolol.

• 8 major drug interactions
• 63 moderate drug interactions

Show all medications in the database that may interact with stanozolol.

Stanozolol Pregnancy Warnings

Stanozolol has been assigned to pregnancy category X. The use of stanozolol is considered contraindicated during pregnancy. Anabolic steroid use, particularly during the first trimester of pregnancy, may cause virilization of the external genitalia of the female fetus.

Reversible oligospermia may occur after prolonged administration or excessive dosage. If this effect occurs, the anabolic steroid can be discontinued and if restarted, a lower dosage should be utilized.

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Stanozolol Breastfeeding Warnings

There are no data on the excretion of anabolic steroids into human milk. Because many drugs are excreted into human milk and because of the potential for adverse effects on the nursing infant, a decision should be made whether to discontinue nursing or discontinue the drug, taking into account the importance of the drug to the woman.

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Further information

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