Even in the mid-50s everyone knew that the Russian lifters were consuming more than just vodka. It was found later on that these weightlifters were consuming Methyl testosterone, hence it can be said that steroids used in body building have been common for many years. It was a little later that the oral steroid Dianabol was created which had incomparable powerful affects. In America the use of steroids is very common despite the dangers of its use.
The use of oral steroids by weight lifters or body builders has many side effects. These oral drugs are concentrated heavily on biliary and hepatic systems. The orals drugs are so popular because they are removed from your system much more quickly and make the drug test detection harder. The more common oral steroids that are used to produce size and strength include Dianabol, Anadrol, Halotestin, Anavar and many others.
Out of all the oral drugs administered Anadrol-50 and Halostein have the worst side effects. There are different steroids for men and different steroids for women, and the steroids that work for women rarely work for men. Excessive use of these steroids are known to have very dangerous side effects which include increased body hair in females, lower sperm counts in men, baldness and other such effects. Hence there is a very important reason why they are prohibited. In fact Anabolic steroids are also known to cause behavioral effects including euphoria, increased energy, sexual arousal, mood swings, loss of short term memory and confusion. Anabolic steroids can also cause bad effects like blood pressure and the cardiovascular system can at times cause heart attacks, enlargement of the heart’s left ventricle is also another result. Moreover those individuals who are younger than 30 can also become patients of the cardiovascular disease.
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It is shocking to know that even after knowing the extensive harm of steroids they are still commonly used by athletes to enhance performance and by weight lifters to increase size. These steroids can also change the blood chemistry in an individual and create blood clots in vessels and potentially disrupts blood flow. This can also damage the heart muscle hence it is unable to pump blood affectively. There is a great chance that heart disease is developed because of the high cholesterol levels, this cholesterol clogs arteries over time. However steroids will affect your heart if you already have a heart disease to begin with, hence it is smart for body builders with heart disease to stay away from them.
Anabolic steroids are especially harmful to teens as they disrupt the normal effect of hormones on the developing body, eventually the use of steroids at an early age could lead to a stunted growth.
Steroids can be taken in many ways, through injections, orally, with gels, patches and even nasal sprays. For those who are afraid of needles, they cannot even get the help of professionals as the use of steroids is strictly illegal, and rightly so. Hence many individuals consume steroids orally, and unfortunately it is the oral steroids which have the most side effects.
These steroids have to pass through the digestive system and the liver in order to enter the blood stream; hence they are designed in such a way that they survive digestion and therefore also require to be taken in large doses to have an after effect.
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It is unfortunate that no matter how strong the laws are against the use of steroids to enhance performance, they still are used. These steroids are dangerous to the health of athletes and body builders yet their use can never be removed despite strict consequences to the careers of professionals after they get caught. It can be said that some never learn.