Is androstenedione a steroid?
Absolutely and unquestionably, as anyone with even an elementary knowledge of biochemistry or physiology could tell you. Is it an “anabolic steroid” as defined in medical texts and research papers or by any regulatory agency? Absolutely not. Is taking androstenedione the same thing as taking testosterone? Absolutely not. Androstenedione has not been shown in any research to produce anabolic and androgenic effects sufficient to classify it as such. That’s one reason why androstenedione is not classified as a drug by any medical or scientific organization or by any federal regulatory agency (e.g., the FDA) or by any regulatory organization or federation that has banned it. Calling androstenedione a drug is therefore inappropriate and misleading and could have potentially defamatory implications. Why hasn’t the press been on Sammy Sosa’s case about his supplement usage, whatever it is? Wouldn’t Sosa’s great improvement in performance merit a bit more scrutiny than a naturally huge guy who
