Essence of steroid metenolone

The Belarusian shot putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk won the gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games. But she was stripped of the medal because she failed a drug test. 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 sportspeople and bodybuilders are usually caught administering other steroids and/or performance-enhancing drugs. But as for Nadzeya Ostapchuk, she tested positive for metenolone. It is strange, according to statements of anti-doping officers. What does this forbidden medication represent? Why don’t athletes usually use this drug for increase of performance?
Metenolone is an anabolic steroid. It possesses weak androgenic features. It works like testosterone, enhancing muscle mass and adding strength.
Although this medication possesses only weak androgenic nature, it leads to development of sex male features in females. Females who take this preparation may face typical signs of masculinization: the voice becomes deeper; excessive hair grows on the face and on other parts of the body; etc.
This preparation may be used orally or injectionally.
Metenolone (Methenolone) benefits greatly, when it is taken by athletes during their trainings. It is not administered during competitions. It doesn’t work, if it is applied only on the day of a competition.
It is also affirmed that it is easy to catch those who apply this steroid.
Unwanted consequences of Metenolone (Methenolone) hinge on doses which are administered. They include fluid retention, elevated calcium level in the blood, bone growth, excessive hair growth on the body, acne formation, hair loss, problems related to menstrual cycles, increased libido, etc.
Thus, when you see a female athlete that has deep voice and hirsutism, you may suspect her of doping. In fact, it is wrong because these effects may occur also in those women that don’t apply any steroids. But sometimes these effects display that certain women take drugs that possess androgenic nature.