Anabolic Steriods And Their Effects
- Steriods - Institute on Drug Abuse found that 44.7% of Division 1 and Division 1A athletes are utilizing...
Submitted by Lawrie on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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Anabolic Steriods And Their Effects
How does it affect the body
Anabolic-androgenic steroids are a man made substance related to male sex hormones. Anabolic refers to muscle building, and androgenic refers to increased masculine characteristic. Steroid refers to the class of drug. Today athletes and other abuse anabolic steroids to enhance performance and also to improve physical appearance. They are taken orally or injected usually in cycles of weeks or months referred to as cycling. Anabolic steroids affect the body by releasing testosterone the male sex hormone. Testerone produced primarily by the testes, is responsible for the masculinization and muscle growth during male adolescent. Anabolic steroids increase muscle size and strength.
How does it enhance performance
Anabolic steroids enhance performance by giving to the taker increases in strength and muscle significantly beyond those not using the drug. The alarming growth in strength and muscle appears to result from the effect anabolic steroids have on lessoning the recovery time required after exercise. Athletes therefore are able to train at greater intensity and for longer periods so reap the benefits of extra training compared to their opponents who are at a disadvantage.
Side affects
Anabolic steroids users expose themselves to potentially serious health problems the major side affects cab include liver tumours and cancer, jaundice,acne ,heart problems ,euphoria ,yellow pigmentation of the skin ,high blood pressure, body fluids and trembling
There are some affects specific to gender
For men: shrinking of the testicles, reduced sperm count, infertility, baldness, development of breast, increased risks of prostate cancer
For women: growth of facial hair, male pattern baldness, changes in or cessation of the menstruation cycle, enlargement of the clitoris, deepened voice
For adolescent: growth halted prematurely through premature skeleton maturation and...
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