Your Masteron is NOT Masteron!

Your Masteron is NOT Masteron!

I have addressed 2 separate guys questions over the last 2 weeks that were complaining of ” unexpected consequence” of specific Drug Cycles..

In both cases my suggestion was the most likely scenario was that the drugs they thought they had, were not the drugs they thought they had.

This is NOT a post about those suppliers or indeed any single supplier … this is a post about the state of affairs we have today with regard to UGLs and quality of supply… GLOBALLY !

In Oct 2019 a study was undertaken on 100 Men that were about to undertake a Steroid Cycle was conducted in the UK.

A part of the study involved testing the drugs that the individuals being studied presented.. ie the drugs were “self-sourced”

What did we see ?

Well of the 272 samples analysis from 46 different brands..

47 percent did not even contain the steroid claimed on the label.. they contained ” Steriods” ok indeed only 6 percent of samples contained no AAS

But almost 50 percent it was NOT the drug on the label

So lets set aside the discussion about ” this lab” or ” that Lab” I am not here to even discuss such things..

The idea I suggested.. that your Masteron is not Masteron ?

It not only happens in our Tribe, it happens a lot !

Now understand this..

That does not mean there are not quality suppliers in the game, it means that most, the overwhelming majority are bottom feeders only 13 percent of the 272 samples tested were what they said they were..

So your job is to wade through the sewer to get to the guys that actually take what they do seriously.

And any legitimate Lab will understand ” why” we should be ” extra careful”, simply because they understand the market …. eyes wide, wide open

Victor Black

Chemical Composition and Labeling of Substances Marketed as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators and Sold via the Internet

Chemical Composition and Labeling of Substances Marketed as Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators and Sold via the Internet

Ryan M. Van Wagoner, PhD1; Amy Eichner, PhD2; Shalender Bhasin, MB, BS3; et al Patricia A. Deuster, PhD4; Daniel Eichner, PhD1

Key Points
Question What types and quantity of ingredients are found in products sold through the internet and advertised to contain selective androgen receptor modulators?
 
Findings Chemical analyses of 44 products sold via the internet as selective androgen receptor modulators revealed that only 52{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16} contained selective androgen receptor modulators and another 39{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16} contained another unapproved drug. In addition, 25{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16} of products contained substances not listed on the label, 9{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16} did not contain an active substance, and 59{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16} contained substance amounts that differed from the label.
 
Meaning Selective androgen receptor modulators, which have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, were available through the internet and were inaccurately labeled.
 
Abstract
Importance Recent reports have described the increasing use of nonsteroidal selective androgen receptor modulators, which have not been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to enhance appearance and performance. The composition and purity of such products is not known.
 
Objective To determine the chemical identity and the amounts of ingredients in dietary supplements and products marketed and sold through the internet as selective androgen receptor modulators and compare the analyzed contents with product labels.
 
Design and Setting Web-based searches were performed from February 18, 2016, to March 25, 2016, using the Google search engine on the Chrome and Internet Explorer web browsers to identify suppliers selling selective androgen receptor modulators. The products were purchased and the identities of the compounds and their amounts were determined from April to August 2016 using chain-of-custody and World Anti-Doping Association–approved analytical procedures. Analytical findings were compared against the label information.
 
Exposures Products marketed and sold as selective androgen receptor modulators.
 
Main Outcomes and Measures Chemical identities and the amount of ingredients in each product marketed and sold as selective androgen receptor modulators.
 
Results Among 44 products marketed and sold as selective androgen receptor modulators, only 23 (52{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16}) contained 1 or more selective androgen receptor modulators (Ostarine, LGD-4033, or Andarine). An additional 17 products (39{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16}) contained another unapproved drug, including the growth hormone secretagogue ibutamoren, the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-δ agonist GW501516, and the Rev-ErbA agonist SR9009. Of the 44 tested products, no active compound was detected in 4 (9{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16}) and substances not listed on the label were contained in 11 (25{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16}). In only 18 of the 44 products (41{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16}), the amount of active compound in the product matched that listed on the label. The amount of the compounds listed on the label differed substantially from that found by analysis in 26 of 44 products (59{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16}).
 
Conclusions and Relevance In this limited investigation involving chemical analyses of 44 products marketed as selective androgen receptor modulators and sold via the internet, most products contained unapproved drugs and substances. Only 52{2658607c068490114260e14c260e6ae174f4b10b752c604f4a58b348bf83bb16} contained selective androgen receptor modulators and many were inaccurately labeled.