Anabolic steroid boosts weight
GMHC treatment issues the Gay Men's Health Crisis newsletter of experimental AIDS therapies 10(9): 8-9
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 1077-1824 PMID: 11363845 Document Number: 462063
A randomized study of nandrolone decanoate (Deca-Durabolin) showed that the anabolic steroid can increase weight in people with HIV infections. The group receiving nandrolone experienced a greater increase both in fat-free mass and body cell mass (although the latter measure did not reach statistical significance) than those on placebo. Deca-Durabolin had little to do with two occurrences of Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) in the study group, but until further studies are completed, caution is advised when using this steroid in patients with KS. A new study comparing nandrolone to growth hormone in patients with wasting is slated to begin in the next 3 or 4 months.