Chemical Names:

stanozolol

Androstanazole

Winstrol

Androstanazol

10418-03-8
Stanozol (abbrev. Stz), sold under many brand names, is an androgen and anabolic steroid (AAS) medication which was derived from dihydrotestosterone (DHT). It was developed by American pharmaceutical company Winthrop Laboratories (Sterling Drug) in 1962, and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for human use, though it is no longer marketed in the USA. It is also used in veterinary medicine.Stanozolol has mostly been discontinued, and remains available in only a few countries.It is given by mouth in humans or by injection into muscle in animals.

What is stanozolol used for?
Stanozolol is a man-made steroid, similar to the a naturally occurring steroid testosterone. Stanozolol is used in the treatment of hereditary angioedema, which causes episodes of swelling of the face, extremities, genitals, bowel wall, and throat. Stanozolol may decrease the frequency and severity of these attacks.

A synthetic steroid that has anabolic and androgenic properties. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1194)

Unlike most injectable AAS, stanozolol is not esterified and is sold as an aqueous suspension, or in oral tablet form. The drug has a high oral bioavailability, due to a C17α alkylation which allows the hormone to survive first-pass liver metabolism when ingested. It is because of this that stanozolol is also sold in tablet form.
Stanozolol is used for physique- and performance-enhancing purposes by competitive athletes, bodybuilders, and powerlifters.

Stanozolol is one of the AAS commonly used as performance-enhancing drugs and is banned from use in sports competition under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and many other sporting bodies. Additionally, stanozolol has been used in US horse racing.

Side effects of stanozolol include virilization (masculinization), hepatotoxicity, and others.

What is stanozolol used for in bodybuilding?
Stanozolol is an effective anabolic steroid that is used by bodybuilders to get lean during their cutting cycles. It is also used by athletes to gain power and strength. Stanozolol steroid is great for stacking because it inhibits SHBG in the body.

What does stanozolol do to your body?
This agent may stimulate fat loss while retaining lean body mass, and may induce hemoglobin production and red blood cell formation; therefore, stanozolol may be used to treat wasting diseases or anemia. Stanozolol has is a synthetic anabolic steroid with therapeutic uses in treating hereditary angioedema.

Is stanozolol good for weight loss?
Stanozolol only gives positive results if you are intaking a good diet. Most of the bodybuilders are used to drop body fat in stubborn areas like visceral and abdominal fat without loss in bulking of muscle and body’s strength without causing to weight gain again. Keeping reducing fat, your diet is full of protein.

Does stanozolol cause hair loss?
This means, in theory, that it won’t cause hair loss at all. But like Anavar, it does have the potential to cause hair loss if taken in large enough doses. In general, though, it is pretty much the safest steroid for hair loss

Is stanozolol legal in UK?
In the UK, steroids are a Class C controlled substance, meaning it’s not an offence to possess them, but manufacturing them, supplying them or exporting them without a licence is illegal, as is buying them online and having them shipped to the UK.

Before taking stanozolol, talk to your doctor if you

have heart or blood vessel disease;

have had a heart attack;

have a high level of cholesterol in the blood;

have bleeding or blood clotting problems;

have diabetes;

take an oral anticoagulant (blood thinner);

have liver problems; or

have kidney problems.

You may not be able to take stanozolol, or you may require a dosage adjustment or special monitoring during treatment.

Stanozolol is in the FDA pregnancy category X. This means that stanozolol is known to cause birth defects in an unborn baby. Do not take this medication if you are pregnant or could become pregnant during treatment.

It is not known whether stanozolol passes into breast milk. Do not take this medication without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How should I take stanozolol?
Take stanozolol exactly as directed by your doctor. If you do not understand these instructions, ask your doctor, nurse, or pharmacist to explain them to you.

Take stanozolol with a full glass of water.

Stanozolol dosing information
Usual Adult Dose for Angioedema:

Prophylactic use to decrease freguency and severity of attacks of hereditary angioedema.

Initial dose: 2 mg orally 3 times a day.

What other drugs will affect stanozolol?
Before taking stanozolol, talk to your doctor if you are taking any of the following medicines:

an anticoagulant (blood thinner) such as warfarin (Coumadin); or

insulin or an oral diabetes medicine such as glipizide (Glucotrol), glyburide (DiaBeta, Glynase, Micronase), glimepiride (Amaryl), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), acetohexamide (Dymelor), tolbutamide (Orinase), tolazamide (Tolinase), and others.