Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
5-Androstenedione is a prohormone of testosterone. The World Anti-Doping Agency prohibits its use in athletes. In the United States it is a controlled substance.5-Androstenedione is structurally similar to 4-androstenedione with the exception of the position of a carbon-carbon double bond. 4-Androstenedione is naturally produced in the body by the adrenal glands and gonads. Besides testosterone it is precursor of estrone and estradiol.
