They are intended to have the same kind of effects as androgenic drugs like anabolic steroids but be much more selective in their action,[1] allowing them to be used for many more clinical indications than the relatively limited legitimate uses that anabolic steroids are currently approved for.
Ihloswe ukuthi ibe nemiphumela efanayo yemiphumela njengezidakamizwa ze-androgenic ezinjenge-anabolic steroids kodwa zikhethe kakhulu ezenzweni zazo, zivumele ukuba zisetshenziselwe izinkomba eziningi zemitholampilo kunokulinganiselwe Ukusetshenziswa okusemthethweni ukuthi i-anabolic steroids iyamkelwa njengamanje.