Methenolone

The annual report from the drug program's independent administrator identified the substance as methenolone, which is contained in steroids sold under the brand name Primobolan. ❋ Associated Press (2011)

Primobolan, also known as methenolone, is an injected or orally administered drug. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo was suspended for 100 games in September after testing positive for methenolone. ❋ By ANDREW KEH (2011)

Bonds tested positive three times for methenolone, according to court documents unsealed by a federal judge Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While a designer steroid like THG might fall into a gray area when trying to define "steroid," these failed tests are for methenolone, nandrolone, exogenous testosterone, and clomiphene, a drug used by bodybuilders to recover during steroid cycles.

The report cites four unidentified sources that have knowledge of the unreleased findings of the 2003 tests that Rodriguez tested positive for methenolone, a drug that is now listed as a banned substance in MLB. ❋ Unknown (2009)

At the time of the survey test, steroids, including methenolone, were not banned by MLB. ❋ Unknown (2009)