What is metenolone?

Nadzeya Ostapchuk, a Belarusian shot putter, won the 2012 Olympic gold medal. But the female athlete lost the medal because she was caught using the anabolic steroid metenolone (methenolone). She was asked to provide two samples. The substance metenolone presented in both urine samples.
If you read news related to steroid use in sports, you must know that competitive athletes and bodybuilders are usually caught taking other steroids and/or doping products. But when it comes to Nadzeya Ostapchuk, she was caught using metenolone. It is strange, according to affirmations of anti-doping officers. What does this banned drug represent? Why don’t sportspersons usually apply this medication for increase of performance?
Metenolone is an anabolic steroid. It possesses slight androgenic properties. It acts like testosterone, increasing muscle mass and adding energy.
Although this medication possesses just mild androgenic nature, it causes development of sex male characteristics in females. Women that apply this medication may face common signs of masculinization: the voice deepens; excessive hair grows on the face and on other parts of the body; etc.
This medicine can be used orally or injectionally.
Metenolone (Methenolone) produces amazing effects, when it is applied by sportspeople during their workouts. It is not administered during competitions. It doesn’t work, if it is used only on the day of a competition.
It is also stated that it is easy to catch those who use this anabolic steroid.
Negative consequences of Metenolone (Methenolone) hinge upon dosages that are applied. They are following: water retention, hypercalcaemia, bone growth, hirsutism, acne, male-pattern baldness, menstrual irregularities, enhanced sex drive, etc.
Thus, when you see a female athlete that has deep voice and excessive hair growth on the body, you may suspect her of steroid use. In fact, it is wrong because these troubles may occur also in those females who don’t apply any steroids. But sometimes these signs demonstrate that certain women administer medications which have androgenic properties.