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. 2023 Dec 4;14:1305080. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1305080

TABLE 3.

Analysis of websites found in which androstenedione may be acquired from the different countries.

Spain Puerto Rico Canada United States Russia Ukraine
Characteristics of the web pages reviewed Number of web pages reviewed 220 225 134 119 126 102
Do not connect* 25b 25b 12a,b 5a 17 b 11a,b
Do not sell the product 192 197 109 93 99 84
Sell the product* 3c 3c 13a,b 21a 10b 7b
Also sell other products 3 2 10 18 6 4
Oxandrolone 1 10 17 2
DHEA 1 16 6 5
Type of web pages selling the product Sports 1 1 3 2 2
Supermarket
Pharmacy 1 2 4 2
Parapharmacy 1
Dietary supplements 1 1
Laboratory 1 1 12 17 2
Store 1 2
Shipping countries Only the own country 1 2 1 8 7
Worldwide 2 1 12 21 2
Several countries
Prescription required
Route of administration Oral 2 2 1 3 8 7
Parenteral
Other 1 1 12 18 2
Recommended use of the product a 1 2 1 1 1 6 6
2 1 a1 3 4 6
3 1 12
No description 14 1

*Significant differences (Chi-square test, p < 0.05). Each letter of the superscript denotes a subset whose proportions do not differ significantly from each other (p < 0.05).

a

1.- Sport: increase muscle mass and strength; 2.- increase testosterone levels; 3.- research.