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Anabolic steroids
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alvin Linanswered
Geriatrics 32 years experience
Long or short answer: Short answer is that Anabolic steroids cause growth (as opposed to androgenic steroids that make you masculine or corticosteroids & mineralocorticoids... Read More
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5.7k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. John Bensonanswered
Psychiatry 43 years experience
Because of abuses: One of the public forces that drove govt to "ban" Anabolic steroids was high-profile athletes, some of who 'professed' never to have used them, were p... Read More
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5.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Natalie Hodgeanswered
Pediatrics 28 years experience
Bad health: They cause serious poor health issues as shrunken testicles, enlarged prostate, breast development, erectile dysfunction, reduced sperm count, severe ... Read More
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3.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Harry Dollahiteanswered
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Significant risks: You've heard of anabolic steroids. Those are the steroids people abuse in sports, and performance enhancement. You certainly will bulk up, run faster,... Read More
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4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
I'd urge you not to: I've been around gyms for decades. Among the ordinary fitness-guys that I know who've tried them, all have said they were sorry. The emotions are the ... Read More
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3.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Robert Purchaseanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 25 years experience
Illegally: Anabolic steroids, except for very rare cases, have no accepted medical use. The vast majority of people using Anabolic steroids are doing so illegall... Read More
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6k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Rosenfeldanswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
Serious effects: Anabolic steroids can cause many adverse effects.
Elevated blood pressure
harmful changes in cholesterol levels
increase the risk of cardiovascular... Read More
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5.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
They are hormones: derived from cholesterol, that are related to testosterone, which is the naturally occurring one (as is andostenedione). They are either semisynthetic... Read More
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4.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Often: Quite a few gym guys who've tried anabolic steroids have reported being troubled by their own behavioral changes. I've been around fitness for decades... Read More
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3.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Rheumatology 54 years experience
Yes, but............: And you will also increase your risk of cardiac disease, testicular atrophy and impotence and baldness and certain cancers. You think the trade-off is... Read More
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5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 49-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
Same as testosterone: The body produces testosterone and similar steroids during puberty in men to increase muscle mass, hasten sexual maturation of both the anatomy (penil... Read More
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4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
Bad idea: Anabolic steroids have lots and lots of nasty effects, including causing psychotic reactions, testicular atrophy, infertility, and heart disease. If ... Read More
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4.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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