JerseyDevil said:
No steroid is going to help you heal quicker.
that's not true at all. why do you think they give steroids to burn victims ?
there are many medical references to the use of oxandrolone and healing here are some:
The Influence of the Anabolic Agent, Oxandrolone, Upon the Expression of Procollagen Types I and III mRNA in Human Fibroblasts Cultured on Collagen or Plastic
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