Nandrolone is a anabolic steroid that maybe be present naturally in the human body, Nandrolone is most commonly sold commercially as its decanoate ester (Deca-Durabolin) and less commonly as a phenylpropionate(Durabolin), nandrolone decanoate is used in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at a does of 50mg every three weeks, decanoate decanoate is also used for some aplastic anaemias.
Because nandrolone is not broken down into DHT, the deleterious effects common to most anabolic steroids on the scalp, skin, and prostate are lessened to a degree.