There are many opportunists in the steroid industry. That’s one of the reasons for this website and it is also the reason people do a lot of research. Every once in a while there is some clever dick that comes along and tries to scam everybody.
I have had numerous mails from people about two items in particular; Testosterone capsules and Human Growth Hormone capsules. So here are the issues surrounding those.
Anabolic steroid absorption
Firstly lets understand steroids. All anabolic steroids are made from testosterone. The esters like testosterone Cypionate or Enanthate are referred to as testosterone ester and are relatively simple derivatives of testosterone.
Oral steroids like Dianabol are more complex molecules, and are mainly engineered for their androgenic/anabolic rations and the delivery system: they are taken orally. This creates a very particular problem in that the gastro-intestinal track destroys testosterone esters, hence all testosterone esters with the exception of Testosterone Undecanoate otherwise known as Androxon, are injectable.
The body absorbs the steroid directly from the injection site into the bloodstream and delivers it to the receptor sites.
Orals anabolic steroids are another story. Due to the fact that the esters cannot survive the journey through the digestive system, other plans needed to be made. This happens in the for of a alkalate being bound on the 17-alpha position of the molecule, this is know in steroid circles as a 17-alpha-alkalated steroid and its important to know because of the damage it does to the liver.
These steroids are protected from being destroys in the gut and is absorbed into the blood stream from where it travels to the liver. The liver breaks the 17-alpha bond and activates the steroid. This process causes stress on the liver and that’s where the liver issues and steroids come from.
We see the scam
Some now for some simple deductions; Testosterone esters are injectable for obvious reasons and orals steroids cause liver stress and we know why, cool. So now we can a guy that sell you testosterone esters in a capsule. OK. Except we now understand that that is not possible so we don’t fall for the scam. But now we have a guy that has fallen for it, and takes the capsules and has an effect. Now what?
More than a scam
This is the part that’s gets interesting and is really important. We know that testosterone does not work orally. So if you take something orally and it works it means that it is 17-alpha alkilated and therefore not a testosterone but it could be a steroid. What have you taken?!?!
If you took the caps with testosterone and nothing happened you would have been better off but now you have an effect and therefore a side effect or numerous side effects and you have no idea what you have taken so how do you manage it.
Not only did these guys take your money but they have also given you something and you have no idea what it is, as if getting scammed wasn’t bad enough.
Some conclusions
If I was going to scam someone in this way here is what I would do;
firstly recognise a niche in the market: guy who don’t want to inject. Then tell them you have a testosterone capsule. So far so good, but if you sell them something that does not work they’ll know right away. So the solution is to take something like oxymethelone and put that in the capsule.
It is expensive but it still works out good because you are charging a premium for “oral testosterone that works”. Great, guys pay the high price and get size and strength and everybody seems happy. Everybody except the liver that is now being hammered without regard and after 8 weeks when you get jaundice or get diagnosed with liver cancer things won’t be that cool.
Of course if you knew that you where taking Anadrol you would have been off in 6 weeks and stuck to the right dose etc.
I hope you get the idea, getting scammed might be the least of your worries.