Talk:Oxandrolone

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A fact from Oxandrolone appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 1 September 2005. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the anabolic steroid Oxandrolone was granted orphan drug status in treatment of alcoholic hepatitis, Turner's syndrome and HIV wasting syndrome?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2005/September.

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Class I and Class II steroids

What are the differences between these classes? Are there more than just two classes of steroids? —Brim 06:22, 6 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Is any of this "Abuse being one major problem most bodybuilders consider a normal dose for a novice being 20-30mg's per day when in fact 10 mg is more then enough for someone who never had used" stuff really nessasary. It's becoming quite common on the wikipedia, it pretty useless without some research and there's no evidence to support any of the statements .. lets keep it serious! --81.179.110.164 08:12, 15 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"Besides the obvious health risks (liver and coronary), the biggest problem with Oxandrolone (and with any anabolic steroid) is of course abuse and addiction. Addiction rate for steroids is so high that the U.S. Controlled Substances Act considers anabolic steroids a Schedule III drug therefore even possession is a felony." Since the American Medical Association, Drug Enforcement Agency, and NIFA are testified to congress that anabolic steroids are not addictive I this information is incorrect.

There are numerous unreferenced statements and statements that make this sound more like a "how-to" article. The Class 1 vs Class 2 argument is not an accepted scientific theory and should be removedSettersr (talk). —Preceding undated comment was added at 19:32, 11 October 2008 (UTC).[reply]

The entry needs to be written in a gender neutral manner. It currently reads from a male perspective, particularly the phrasing regarding gynecomastica & referring to "your body" and testicles etc. Not everyone has testes and it obviously this makes the article rather useless for women. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.25.53.129 (talk) 06:54, 5 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Some grammar issues

"Studies have showed" appears in this article and a few other steroid articles. Maybe my grammar is wrong, but I have always seen, read, and heard, "Studies have shown". I don't think "showed" is proper English. JasonSims1984 (talk) 21:59, 29 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]