This is almost certainly a reflection of the difficulties of accurate analysis of the very low concentrations involved even when using modern techniques (it is interesting to note that all the data at 298 K were obtained by GLC methods)
At the lower doses used by most steroid users, discontinuation due to side effects is even less common
The long-term benefits - the ones that really matter for liver health - typically become apparent after 4-8 weeks of consistent treatment
Chemist Derek Lowe, PhD, summarized the decades-long quest to find a cure for obesity as, for the most part, a bottomless pit into which people shove money and time. The demand for this kind of drug is overwhelming, according to Suneil Koliwad, MD, PhD, UCSFs chief of endocrinology and metabolism and an expert in diabetes and obesity
That's a much more productive conversation than reducing everything to "approved" or "not approved." Stefano M