Medical uses
Dianabol was formerly approved and marketed as a form of androgen replacement therapy for the treatment of hypogonadism in men.Treat burns and Postoperative recovery. Dianabol among others, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which is mostly no longer used.
Non-medical uses
Dianabol is used for physique- and performance-enhancing purposes by competitive athletes, bodybuilders, and powerlifters. It is said to be the most widely used AAS for such purposes both today and historically.Dianabol affects protein synthesis making muscle tissue grow steady thus athletes do not have to worry about too much water in the body.
Pharmacokinetics
Metandienone has high oral bioavailability. It has very low affinity for human serum sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), about 10% of that of testosterone and 2% of that of DHT. The drug is metabolized in the liver by 6β-hydroxylation, 3α- and 3β-oxidation, 5β-reduction, 17-epimerization, and conjugation among other reactions. Unlike methyltestosterone, owing to the presence of its C1 double bond, metandienone does not produce 5α-reduced metabolites. The elimination half-life of metandienone is about 3 to 6 hours. It is eliminated in the urine.