Anadur Profile

(Nandrolone Hexylphenylpropionate)

Anadur is an anabolic steroid that appeared in the 1960's throughout most of Europe. A Nandrolone compound, Anadur shares all the traits of the more popular Nandrolone compound Deca Durabolin (Nandrolone Decanoate). Considered one of the best medicinal steroids to ever hit the market, Anadur was touted as being a prime combatant of numerous diseases and ailments, and would even carry an extremely high safety rating. Despite this fact, Anadur would never hit the U.S. pharmacy market, and has since been discontinued in other markets.

Anadur is no longer manufactured by any pharmaceutical compounding facility and is virtually unheard of on the black market. In fact, any underground lab purporting to offer Anadur or a related compound comes with a strong note of caution. This is not the easiest anabolic steroid to make due to a very unique ester attached, and it's unlikely you'll ever find it. If you come across it, it's more than likely garbage as there is no known quality manufactures of this steroid any longer.

Anadur 101:

Anadur is the most well-known trade name given to the anabolic steroid Nandrolone Hexylphenylpropionate. Identical to Nandrolone Decanoate and Nandrolone Phenylpropionate on a steroidal basis, the difference merely lies within the ester attached. This is the longest acting Nandrolone form known to man and is structurally similar to Nandrolone Phenylpropionate on an ester basis. The esters are very similar in these two compounds; however, the Anadur form simply has six added carbon atoms and an additional oxygen atom. This makes Anadur a much slower acting compound than the Phenylpropionate version, and significantly slower than the already slow Decanoate version.

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Anadur is a 19-nortestosterone (19-nor) anabolic steroid, and like all 19-nor compounds is extremely suppressive to natural testosterone production. Carrying a strong anabolic nature and low androgenic rating, Anadur will display numerous primary steroidal traits that prove to be very useful. Anadur traits are extremely powerful and carry with them strong performance and therapeutic benefits. The primary traits include:

· Increases in Bone Mineral Content: This refers to an enhancement of bone strength, thereby, resulting in a stronger skeletal structure.

· Enhanced Collagen Synthesis: Collagen represents the primary protein of connective tissue and affects the joints, ligaments, tendons and cartilage, and it even includes the connective tissue within the muscle tissue.

· Increases in Red Blood Cells: Red blood cells are responsible for carrying oxygen to and through the blood. As red blood cell count increases, this leads to greater blood oxygenation.

· Increases in Nitrogen Retention: Nitrogen represents 16% of the total muscle tissue composition. The more nitrogen we retain, the greater the anabolic atmosphere remains. Conversely, a nitrogen deficiency results in a catabolic (muscle wasting) state.

· Increases in Protein Synthesis: Protein synthesis refers to the rate by-which cells build proteins. Proteins representing the building block of all muscle tissue.

A progestin based steroid, this nature will play a strong role as it pertains to the side effects of Anadur. Along with progesterone increases, Anadur also carries an aromatizing nature; however, it's only 20% the rate of testosterone. A very slow acting steroid, when enough time is given large amounts of lean tissue can be gained. However, due to its existing state there is a chance for strong levels of water retention. Those who control this water retention will find the majority of gains to be lean muscle mass, and we'll discover how to achieve this in the side effects sections.

The Side Effects of Anadur:

The side effects of Anadur will always include the possibility of gynecomastia and excess water retention. The excess water retention caused by this steroid is due to its aromatizing nature. The aromatase process refers to a conversion of testosterone to estrogen. In order to combat this effect, the use of an Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) is often advised. AI's such as Arimidex (Anastrozole) and Femara (Letrozole) are both solid choices; however, Letrozole is the best bet with Anadur. Letrozole can also help with progestin related issues, and in most cases, if gynecomastia occurs it will be due to progesterone activity when it comes to this particular steroid. It should be noted, while Selective Estrogen Receptors (SERM's) are often used to combat estrogenic induced gynecomastia, they should not be used with Anadur. SERM's can have a negative impact when using progestin based steroids and actually amplify the negative effects.

Those who use Anadur will also need to take possible cholesterol issues into consideration. Anadur has the ability to decrease HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol) levels significantly. It is extremely important to keep your HDL cholesterol at an acceptable range, if for no other reason HDL largely regulates LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol). Most men who use Anadur will find maintaining a healthy lifestyle to be their best defense. For this reason, it is imperative you do not suffer from high cholesterol before use begins.

Anadur does not carry with it strong androgenic related side effects. Issues such as acne, hair loss and prostate enlargement are almost unheard of. Despite this fact, there is another side effect of Anadur that must be taken into consideration, and it is natural testosterone suppression. The use of Anadur will suppress all of your natural testosterone production, and those who supplement will experience testicular atrophy. For this reason, Anadur must not be used without conjoined exogenous testosterone therapy. Failure to supplement with exogenous testosterone will lead to an extremely unhealthy low testosterone condition.

The Benefits of Anadur:

Performance enhancing athletes who use Anadur will find this to be one of the best off-season mass agents they could ever use. While it is slow acting, the Nandrolone hormone is well-accepted as being a premier mass builder of quality muscle tissue. Due to the therapeutic benefits of this steroid, those who use Anadur in the off-season will find they are able to push through heavy off-season training more efficiently. This can be more than welcomed as heavy lifting often takes a serious toll on the body.

Anadur is typically not viewed as a cutting steroid, and this holds true with all Nandrolone compounds. This steroid does not carry the traditional conditioning effects desired in such periods of steroid use, but the steroid can still be used. Anadur will carry strong tissue preservation qualities due to the protein and nitrogen related traits. Further, the increase in red blood cells will greatly aid in muscular endurance that often suffers during hard dieting. Therapeutic benefits will also be extremely useful during this phase as extreme dieting and lean conditions can bring about a lot of aches and pains.

Then we're left with the big ones, and on the basis of these benefits it makes no sense that Anadur is no longer with us. Anadur was at one time one of the best combatants of muscle wasting diseases, and like all Nandrolone compounds one of the best at treating osteoporosis. Treating anemia, intestinal disorders and even radiation, all of these represent prime benefits of medical Anadur use. It has also been strongly supported that Anadur and related compounds may speed up standard bone and muscle tissue related injuries.