History of Anabolic Steroid

Surprising it may seem, but tracing the history ofbetween those who received anabolic steroid
anabolic steroid will reveal that there was prevalenceinjection and those who were given placebo.
of its use among professional athletes in ancientLater in 1996, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Greece. In those times, athletes used natural steroidaldecided to examine the effect of the drug by
substances in order to enhance Androgenic ( anabolicinjecting testosterone enanthate in high doses
growth in the body.intramuscularly at the rate of 600 mg/week for 10
As the history of anabolic steroid unfolds, one wouldweeks. The results gave clear indication of increase in
find that in early 1930s, German scientists discoveredmuscle mass and decrease in fat mass among those
the drug in modern pharmaceutical form - albeitwho took the test as against those who took
accidentally. There was however no immediateplacebo injections.
interest to pursue research into the drug's utility.Meanwhile, the US Congress approved the Anabolic
After a hiatus of nearly 2 decades, the first seriousSteroid Control Act of 1990, and accordingly the
scientific attention to anabolic steroid ( upon in 1950sanabolic steroids are placed into Schedule II of the
when methandrostenolone or Dianabol ( approved byControlled Substances Act (CSA).
the FDA for use in US in 1958 after it was known toIt is not known how the history of anabolic steroid
have had promising trials in other countries.will trace its route in future. For now, as recently as
In spite of sporadic trial and use of anabolic steroidon January 20, 2005, the CSA has been further
from 60s through 80s, doubts remained as toamended to make way for Anabolic Steroid Control
whether it had any real effect. In 1972 a study wasAct of 2004, vide which both anabolic steroids and
done whereby no big difference could be noticedprohormones are now controlled substances.