It should be obvious to many that there are very serious side effects to taking anabolic steroids. I...

1. The Serious and Sometimes Fatal Aftermath of Anabolic
Steroids
It should be obvious to many that there are very serious side effects to taking anabolic steroids. In
spite of the fact that it's no secret steroids are harmful, people continue to use them. The lure of
very rapid muscle mass growth, overall strength and physical endurance can be too much for some
to ignore. The competition is fierce at the upper levels of professional bodybuilding, and people may
take anabolic steroids for no other reason than to remain competitive. Here we'll discuss some of the
latent side effects that steroids may have on the body.
When men and women use steroids, it affects each gender in an unusual way. Each sex starts to
develop traits of the opposite gender. Feminine characteristics start to emerge in men, but
conversely women start to look more manly. Breast development in men is an example of this, but
it's just the tip of the iceberg. A dwindling sex drive is very common in men who use steroids. The
steroids precipitate an over production of testosterone which the body breaks down into estrogen
among other things. Estrogen is widely known as the main hormone that causes feminine features to
develop.
The liver can be the most severely affected with the use of anabolic steroids. Again, you have a
greater risk of liver damage if you take the steroid by mouth. To make matters worse, the pursuit of
outstanding performance compels people to take dosages at alarmingly high amounts. Injection of
the steroid nortestosterone has been proven to incite liver wounds. The same kind of cuts can be
associated with differing types of testosterones such as the chemical esters.
Bodybuilders, beyond many other types of athletes, are especially susceptible to these risk factors.
The goal is to increase muscle mass for the bodybuilder and not necessarily strength. When you
train like this, the steroid causes the muscle to retain water increasing its size. This scenario creates
an excessive amount of work for the heart. The end result is that the blood pressure starts to
increase. But then you have to consider everyone is different so this may or may not contribute to a
heart attack. The side effects of anabolic steroids are very dynamic and vary from mal-adjusted
behavior to illegal activities. If people push to the edge with these materials, death can sometimes
result. You must have a prescription from a doctor to gain access to steroidal drugs. Specific dosing
of these medicines is required even while their benefits are well known. They can thus be used
without causing any of the destructive and dangerous side effects we have learned about.