And if you are a woman, there are distinct advantages to taking oxandrolone over other forms of testosterone and other anabolics. Since it is relatively mild, oxandrolone will not promote secondary sex characteristics. Also, oxandrolone has been studied extensively for use in women. As opposed to oxandrolone, human growth hormone often comes late in treating wasting. Also, it is far more invasive than oxandrolone.
Any injectable therapy interferes with one's quality of life in general.
I would not jump to human growth hormone as the first method to combat wasting. For self-interested reasons, Serono has not done those studies to my knowledge. Experts in the field of treating people with AIDS, such as Dr. Becker, support the more sober approach to these drugs as outlined by Lein. One's got to ask who is going to be paying for this since many insurance companies will cover it only with a lot of grief. It is extremely effective, but also extremely expensive and invasive.