Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Oxandrolone and HGH prevent HIV to improve performance

Chronic wasting syndrome, defined by a significant and unintentional weight loss, can occur in people with HIV/AIDS. There are many reasons why it happens including reactions to medications, lack of appetite, nausea, diarrhea and oral sores that make gaining or maintaining weight difficult. Whatever the cause, however, it's vitally important to help reverse the effects for the life of the patient.

People who suffer from chronic wasting often experience an increased progression of the infection and often a decrease in quality of life. Wasting is a form of malnutrition and it leaves the body more susceptible to the effects of the HIV/AIDS, infections and other complications because is can weaken the immune system. If left untreated it can often lead to a quicker death.

Often the first steps used to help reverse or at least stop the loss of lean body mass include nutritional programs, appetite stimulants and exercise programs. The problem is that they don't always work for HIV/AIDS patients. That's when HIV/AIDS patients and their physicians can turn to anabolic steroids for help.

Oxandrolone has been approved by the FDA to help counteract chronic wasting caused by other illnesses, so it's a logical leap to use it for AIDS-related chronic wasting as well. Right now, it's not a mainstream treatment because studies have shown that the most effective dosages for AIDS-related chronic wasting are higher than the FDA approved dosages, but it is beginning to show great benefits to its users.

Here's how anabolic steroids do the job needed to counteract the effects of wasting: One of the natural effects of anabolic steroids is its promotion of cell growth and tissues. People suffering from chronic wasting experience substantial loss of body tissues including both muscle and fat. When used properly, anabolic steroids can help increase the re-growth of muscle tissues and therefore, an overall increase in lean body mass.

Another effect of HIV/AIDS which is related to chronic wasting is lipodystrophy. Lipodystrophy is not necessarily a loss of weight, but rather a redistribution of fat in the body. Often what happens is that fat gathers at the back of the neck and around the abdomen and fat is often lost in the face, arms and legs. It can also lead to diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia and liver problems.

Anabolic steroids do not directly treat lipodystrophy. In fact, there aren't many treatment options for it. Steroids do, however, tend to help with the physical effects by reducing the fatty deposits caused by lipodystrophy.

Growth hormone therapy in adults:
The syndrome of adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) is characterized by abnormal fat and muscle mass composition, dyslipidemia, decreased bone mineral density, exercise capacity, and quality of life. AGHD can be a continuation of childhood GHD or result from hypothalamic or pituitary damage. An increase in mortality is seen in these patients attributed to cardiovascular risk factors. It is unclear if these risk factors are exclusively due to GHD or a result of reduced quality of life and sedentary lifestyle. Daily HGH injections to treat AGHD are associated with improvements in body composition, muscle strength, bone density, cardiovascular markers, and quality of life. Fluid retention is an adverse effect of GH therapy in adults and may cause symptoms of edema, carpal tunnel syndrome, arthralgias, and myalgias. Glucose intolerance and possibly Type 2 DM may also develop during treatment.

HIV-associated wasting is linked to alterations in the GH-IGF-1 axis and can be improved with GH treatment. HIV wasting is defined as unintentional loss of body weight and lean body mass in patients infected with HIV. Other treatments for HIV-associated wasting include testosterone and anabolic steroids which increase fat mass but not lean body mass. Increases in lean body mass correlate with improved survival. Clinical trials have shown improvements in weight, lean body mass, and decreases in fat mass when patients are treated for 12 weeks with HGH.

HGH is often abused in combination with anabolic steroids to increase muscle strength and athletic performance. The illicit use of androgen's is seen not only in athletes, but is now being used by a significant number of adults between the ages of 35 and 60 to get rid of love handles and build muscle as they try to stay young, as prescriptions for human growth hormone have become more frequent from "anti-aging" clinics. Adolescent boys feeling pressure from society to increase muscle mass and do better at sports are also increasing their use, and competitive athletes who might be tested for steroid use often turn to HGH to improve performance.

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