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Without prescription of a doctor if steroids are taken for prolonged period, what side effects these can cause? pl help as my wife is probably taking

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

See details: What kind of steroids do you mean? Is it anabolic steroids (testosterone) or glucocortisones (prednisone)? If you mean prednisone, side effects include weight gain, bruisability, diabetics, infections, cataracts, poor wound healing, osteoporosis and fracture risk and avascular necrosis.

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Answered 9/28/2016

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A member asked:

Without prescription of a doctor if steroids are taken for prolonged period, what side effects these can cause? pl help as my wife is probably taking

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

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