Forget those homerun records. Drop that index finger pointed skyward. The real treat steroids deliver are usually experienced long after the glory days of competition and those lucrative endorsements are over.
Don Pardo, tell them what they’ve won:
The major effects of anabolic steroid use include liver tumors, jaundice, fluid retention, and high blood pressure. Additional side effects include the following:
FOR MEN:
shrinking of the testicles
reduced sperm count
infertility
baldness
development of breasts
FOR WOMEN:
growth of facial hair
changes in or cessation of the menstrual cycle
deepened voiceFOR ADOLESCENTS:
growth halted prematurely through premature skeletal maturation and accelerated puberty changes.Researchers report that users may suffer from paranoid jealousy, extreme irritability, delusions, and impaired judgment stemming from feelings of invincibility.
Doesn’t that sound like fun!
Information on effects of steroids courtesy of DrugFree.Org
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The problem with this post is your source. Although steroids are far from safe, no evidence exists to suggest they cause liver tumors or some of the other side effects you suggest. Also many things like shrinking of the testicles abd development of breasts are avoidable and reversible with hCG, AI’s and proper PCT. Little research has been done to show long term effects but steroids aren’t just used for athletic performance, they use used in the medical world to save lives as well. The problem as with anything else comes when their is a lack of research, misinformation and abuse.
Doc – I agree with you that steroids can and do have some positive applications, cortisone is widely used and accepted.
I recently watched the documentary Bigger. Stronger. Faster. — which took a generally pro-steroid position. But even the evidence presented by doctors and many users lead me to believe that steroids, as applied to improving athletic performance are a very bad idea.
Sure, doctors said they could never prove that steroids gave Lyle Alzado brain cancer, but he suffered a long, long list of other detrimental side effects.
Lastly, just become something is reversible does not mean that you can undo all of the damage done. Abuse for the sake of athletic prowess is pathetic in my book. That’s all I’m saying.