Among the included studies, most approaches are based on liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS) 32, 42, 47, 49, 50, or gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC–MS) 32, 35, 40, 42, 47, 49, 51–54. Funnel plot for counterfeit AAS (left), funnel plot for substandard AAS (right). In some studies, the contained active ingredients in "under-concentrated" preparations was much lower than 50% of that indicated (e.g. 0.5–1.5% , 9% or 16% ) if quantitative data was available. Firstly, defined ranges of declared labels could vary massively between articles, had a quantitative analysis been performed, with defined ranges between 50–200% , 80–130% , 80–120% or 90–110% . Importantly, whenever anabolic agents were analyzed with other classes of substances, anabolic agents made the highest proportion of analyzed classes. In 17 articles candy96.fun we were able to extract samples that exclusively analyzed anabolic agents (WADA class S1). Eligible articles were extracted; quality appraisal was done using the ToxRTool for in-vitro studies. Primary outcomes were proportions of counterfeit or substandard AAS. Studies were included if they report on qualitative and/or quantitative analytical findings of AAS from the black market. We reviewed literature that assessed the quality and quantity of AAS found on the black market. These substances can easily be acquired over the internet, leading to a substantial black market. Supraphysiologic doses of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) are widely used to improve body image and sport performance goals. We searched PubMed/Medline, Embase and Google Scholar for articles published before March 2022. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. The products these companies promote are not standardized and therefore health risk. The very wide range in the proportions of counterfeit or substandard AAS from the black market shows the uncertainty about quality, thus leaving users with unpredictable risks. Rather than caused by study design issues, the differing proportions of counterfeit or substandard AAS reflect the selection of the tested AAS samples, with real differences in the quality of AAS found on the black market. With this systematic review and meta-analysis, we demonstrate that substantial mean proportions of black-market AAS are counterfeit and of substandard quality. The very wide range in proportions of counterfeit or substandard black market AAS puts the user in a situation of unpredictable uncertainty. ‘Drug checking’ allows people who consume illegal and legal drugs acquired from unregulated drug markets to submit samples for chemical analysis and receive feedback on the quantity, quality, and purity of those substances. The country with the highest number of included studies in this region is Germany with a total of three studies. The geographic scope of the included studies is limited to two world regions, where 37% and 63% respectively were conducted, and these studies reported findings from the Americas (AMR) and Europe (EUR). Characteristics of 19 published studies presenting qualitative and quantitative data of fake AAS on the black-market Among the included studies, the majority (53%) were published in the last five years of this current study (2017–2022) and the vast majority (79%) were published within the last decade (2012–2022) of this current study. The full-text screening stage of 24 articles led to 21 potential articles relevant in this systematic review and were thus eligible for quality appraisal. There is some evidence within the analyzed literature that the amount of seized or confiscated compounds increased over the observation period 26, 34, with one documented significant, i.e. 5.2-fold increase of seized anabolic steroids (1,468/282) over a 5 year period . Tircova and colleagues analyzed 358 voluntarily obtained anabolic steroids and identified 49 different manufacturers, the majority of them being underground labs and only the minority being pharmaceutical companies. Both the proportion of substandard and counterfeit products are described to be higher in formulations for oil-based solutions used for injectables compared to tablets used for oral administration 25, 26, 36, 43. Funnel plots (Fig. 4) show the plots of the logit transformed proportions from each study (x-axis) against its standard error (y-axis) for counterfeit and substandard AAS, as a measure of precision of that study. The analysis for substandard substances comes with some challenges. Dianabol® also contains, 5a-Hydroxy Laxogenin which helps with a balanced cortisol response, which is the major cornerstone to healthy recovery and reduction of muscle wasting. The increased anabolism and growth in subjects receiving this amazing compound was almost 2 times as high as the control group, yielding astounding anabolic potential. The first compound is ((25 R)-5alpha-spirostan-2alpha,3beta, 5alpha-triol-6-OH) which show potent anabolic properties and produce an accelerated gain of weight. 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