Methasteron use can result in severe hepatotoxicity. Liver failure can worsen after initial presentation, especially within 2 weeks.
Shah NL, Zacharias I, Khettry U, Afdhal N, Gordon FD. · Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology (2008)
- Clinicopathologic case series of five men who developed cholestatic liver injury after using methasteron (Superdrol), with clinical course, laboratory data and liver histopathology
- All presented with cholestatic hepatitis (jaundice, pruritus, marked hyperbilirubinemia); biopsies showed bland intrahepatic/canalicular cholestasis characteristic of 17α-alkylated AAS
- Critically, liver failure could WORSEN after presentation — especially within the first two weeks after stopping the drug — a dangerous, counterintuitive course