Dianabolum (Methandienone) has long been a favourite of strength athletes and bodybuilders since its creation in 1956, with the explicit purpose of its creation being for the use by athletes. It was the compounds ability to promote drastic protein synthesis, stimulate strength in a direct and fast-acting way, and its ability to enhance glycogenolysis that made it so popular, and why its popularity remains high today.

In terms of its medical use, methandrostenolone was/is used in the treatment of conditions such as interstitial-pituitary insufficiency, chronic adrenocortical insufficiency, thyrotoxicosis, diabetic angiopathies (retinopathy and nephropathy), steroidal diabetes, and pituitary dwarfism among others (1). However, due to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration belief that the compound was being used inside of the bodybuilding community far more than in the treatment of medical conditions, it ordered that American companies discontinue its manufacture in the early 1990's. Numerous drug companies outside of U.S. borders continue to make the drug however, and its prevalence on the black market has remained very high.

Write aReview