Oxandrolone (Anavar)(HARMFUL)
A relatively mild oral anabolic steroid (Anavar), used medically for weight recovery and abused — including by women — for lean gains and cutting.
Benefits
Why it is abused: lean strength gains with comparatively milder androgenic effects, making it popular for cutting and among women. Not an endorsement of non-medical use.
Risks
Still liver-stressing and suppressive; adverse lipid and cardiovascular effects, testosterone suppression, and virilization risk. Prescription-only; banned in sport.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Body systems
Hormones
Research (4)
- Anabolic-androgenic steroids among recreational athletes and cardiovascular risk Meagher et al. (2025) PubMed ↗
- Doping and sports endocrinology: anabolic-androgenic steroids García-Arnés et al. (2022) PubMed ↗
- Anabolic-androgenic steroids: How do they work and what are the risks? Bond et al. (2022) PubMed ↗
- Adverse Effects of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: A Literature Review Albano et al. (2021) PubMed ↗
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