Usually not effective in wasting. Recommended only if weight loss is due to reduced intake. Weight gain is mostly fat. May lower testosterone levels, leading to impotence. Weight gain is mostly fat.
Most weight gain is lean body mass.
Safety of nandrolone in women is established by experience with treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis. Oxandralone shows highest weight gain of all treatments. Resistance testing recommended for patients taking anabolic steroids. 2 weeks or 100-200 mg IM by self injection. Often start with 400 mg IM q 2 weeks and then decrease to replacement dose of 200 mg IM q 2 weeks.