I’m sure they do at the very very extreme of competitions, but even a tiny bit of testosterone has largely unwanted side effects for women. (I am hedging with “largely” there, as there’s a whole gender identity thing to wade into.)
More common:
Oral anavar. Frequently used. Easily available in 5mg pills, actively marketed as “lady Var”. Anavar is generally regarded as a “mild” steroid, and was actively and usefully prescribed for a time. However, I’ve known women who have done anavar, and there’s such a range of variability in how they respond. I know a woman who was taking the 5mg dosage and fairly quickly had her voice start to drop. (Caveat there: who knows if the underground steroids are properly dosed.)
Oral turanibol. Queue the East German national anthem, this was the drug of choice for the Lovely Ladies Behind the Iron Curtain. Though nobody actually told them it was a steroid. “Vitamins”, per the Soviets, vitamins that literally put hair on your chest. Same caveats as anavar, and I never actually see turanibol marketed for women now.
Nandrolone phenylpropionate (NPP). The short-acting version of deca, the very well-known steroid. This compound was actively developed for women, and truly successfully used in clinical scenarios, especially in regards to cancer-related wasting, and osteoporosis, before we had better drugs. Very low androgenic properties, but quite the literal pain the ass, as you have to inject every day.
More common:
Oral anavar. Frequently used. Easily available in 5mg pills, actively marketed as “lady Var”. Anavar is generally regarded as a “mild” steroid, and was actively and usefully prescribed for a time. However, I’ve known women who have done anavar, and there’s such a range of variability in how they respond. I know a woman who was taking the 5mg dosage and fairly quickly had her voice start to drop. (Caveat there: who knows if the underground steroids are properly dosed.)
Oral turanibol. Queue the East German national anthem, this was the drug of choice for the Lovely Ladies Behind the Iron Curtain. Though nobody actually told them it was a steroid. “Vitamins”, per the Soviets, vitamins that literally put hair on your chest. Same caveats as anavar, and I never actually see turanibol marketed for women now.
Nandrolone phenylpropionate (NPP). The short-acting version of deca, the very well-known steroid. This compound was actively developed for women, and truly successfully used in clinical scenarios, especially in regards to cancer-related wasting, and osteoporosis, before we had better drugs. Very low androgenic properties, but quite the literal pain the ass, as you have to inject every day.